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HSK
the moon
HSK 2
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  *亮* | 亮* | *亮
bright; light / to shine; to flash / loud and clear / to show (one's passport etc); to make public (one's views etc)
HSK 2
pretty; beautiful
HSK 2
bright / shining / glittering / to become clear
HSK 5
to strike a pose (Chinese opera) / (fig.) to make a public appearance; to come out in public (revealing one's true personality, opinions etc); (of a product) to appear on the market or at a trade show etc
HSK 7-9
bright and beautiful
HSK 7-9
to suddenly reveal / to flash (one's ID, a banknote etc)
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom / wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
to grow light (at daybreak)
person who is wise after the event
highlight / bright spot
HSK 7-9
bright / clear
to illuminate / to light up / lighting
loud and clear; resounding
HSK 7-9
light / beam of light / gleam of light / light reflected from an object
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom / wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
Zhuge Liang (181–234), military leader and prime minister of Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉 during the Three Kingdoms period / the main hero of the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义, where he is portrayed as a sage and military genius / (fig.) a mastermind
bright blue
Tian Liang (1979-), former male Chinese diver, Olympic medalist
to polish
if it isn't bright in the east, it'll be bright in the west (idiom) / if something doesn't work here, it might work somewhere else
to shine / shiny
a bright color / sparkle / shine / glitter
to turn on a screen
(lit.) to flash the yellow light / (fig.) to give a warning sign
bright
(of sound) clear and resonant; bright / (of eyes) bright / (of water) crystal-clear; limpid / clear (in one's mind)
clear
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom / wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
to highlight (computing) / (of sound) loud and clear / penetrating
loud and clear / resonant
of noble character and unquestionable integrity (idiom)
to illuminate / to turn on the lights / to light (a blaze)
brightness
shining / brilliant
apparent brightness (astronomy)
shiny bright as silver
artificial lighting
polished to a shine / shiny / glistening
glossy / shiny
clear / open / bright
wide and bright / without worries / deep and sonorous (voice)
to like looking attractive (usually of girls) / aestheticism
bright / shiny / dazzling / glaring
shiny
shiny; gleaming
(term used by the blind) sighted person; person with eyesight / perceptive person; observant person
(one's) eyes light up; to be impressed by what one sees
diffuse nebula
eye-catching; striking; impressive / sighted eyes; functioning eyes
diamanté
bright and spacious
loud and clear; resonant
HSK 7-9
daybreak
leucine (Leu), an essential amino acid
very bright / well-lit
bright star
Armillariella tabescens (mushroom used in trad. Chinese medicine)
bright
lustrous and black / jet-black
dawn / daybreak
bright; glittering
to turn on a light; (of a light) to light up
to wish for the stars and the moon / to have unreal expectations
to show one's hand / to lay one's cards on the table
"transparent kitchen" – a kitchen (in a restaurant, school cafeteria etc) in which food preparation processes are made visible to customers (by means of transparent glass, live video etc) to promote hygiene and ensure accountability in food safety practices
(let's) not mince words; (let's) not beat about the bush
to keep one's eyes open (idiom) / to be on one's guard / to be clear-eyed
Tang Liang Hong (opposition candidate in Jan 1996 Singapore elections)
lit. bright as snow / shiny / dazzling / sharp (of eyes)
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
please forgive me
brilliant / shiny / a flare / to glisten / to twinkle
armillarisin (fungal enzyme used as antibiotic)
gleaming / glistening
bright / shining / translucent / crystal clear
Hong Liangji (1746-1809), poet and historian
menstrual cup (Tw)
isoleucine (Ile), an essential amino acid
SELENE, Japanese lunar orbiter spacecraft, launched in 2007
some people have to be pushed for them to take action
brightness / luminosity
moist and glossy / wet look (of lipstick)
two remarkable persons living at the same period (as 周瑜 and 諸葛亮|诸葛亮)
bright (color) / vivid
(dialect) to begin to dawn / to be just getting light
clear
dawn / the first glimmer of light
variant of 洪亮
shiny / very bright
erhua variant of 閃亮|闪亮


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