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曝光

bào guāng · bao guang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to expose (photography)
  2. (fig.) to expose (a scandal)
  3. (advertising) exposure
  4. Taiwan pr. [pù guāng]
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Too bright photo

  1. Liangliang

    这(zhè)张(zhāng)照片(zhàopiàn)怎么(zěnme)全(quán)是(shì)白(bái)的(de)？

    Why is this photo all white?

  2. Dengdeng

    曝光(bàoguāng)过度(guòdù)了(le)，今天(jīntiān)太阳(tàiyang)大(dà)。

    It is overexposed. The sun is strong today.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)把(bǎ)曝光(bàoguāng)调低(diàodī)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    Then I will turn the exposure down a bit.

  4. Dengdeng

    再(zài)拍(pāi)一(yī)张(zhāng)吧(ba)。

    Take another one.

  5. Liangliang

    现在(xiànzài)曝光(bàoguāng)正好(zhènghǎo)，可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)闭(bì)着(zhe)眼睛(yǎnjing)。

    The exposure is just right now, but your eyes are closed.

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2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)和(hé)我(wǒ)之(zhī)间(jiān)的(de)秘(mì)密(mì)被(bèi)曝(bào)光(guāng)了(le)。

Tom and my secret came to light.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by shekitten · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)张(zhāng)照(zhào)片(piàn)曝(bào)光(guāng)过(guò)度(dù)，看(kàn)起(qǐ)来(lái)太(tài)亮(liàng)了(le)。

This photo is overexposed and looks too bright.

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