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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
highlight / bright spot
HSK 7-9
loud and clear; resounding
HSK 7-9
bright and beautiful
HSK 7-9
to suddenly reveal / to flash (one's ID, a banknote etc)
to grow light (at daybreak)
supermoon
bright / clear
to illuminate / to light up / lighting
light / beam of light / gleam of light / light reflected from an object
Tian Liang (1979-), former male Chinese diver, Olympic medalist
to polish
daybreak
a bright color / sparkle / shine / glitter
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom / wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
to turn on a screen
bright
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom / wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
(of sound) clear and resonant; bright / (of eyes) bright / (of water) crystal-clear; limpid / clear (in one's mind)
clear
to highlight (computing) / (of sound) loud and clear / penetrating
loud and clear / resonant
brightness
to turn on a light; (of a light) to light up
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom / wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
(lit.) to flash the yellow light / (fig.) to give a warning sign
brilliant / shiny / a flare / to glisten / to twinkle
glossy / shiny
clear / open / bright
diffuse nebula
to like looking attractive (usually of girls) / aestheticism
(term used by the blind) sighted person; person with eyesight / perceptive person; observant person
person who is wise after the event
(let's) not mince words; (let's) not beat about the bush
(one's) eyes light up; to be impressed by what one sees
two remarkable persons living at the same period (as 周瑜 and 諸葛亮|诸葛亮)
eye-catching; striking; impressive / sighted eyes; functioning eyes
"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
isoleucine (Ile), an essential amino acid
bright and spacious
loud and clear; resonant
HSK 7-9
leucine (Leu), an essential amino acid
bright / shiny / dazzling / glaring
very bright / well-lit
bright star
Armillariella tabescens (mushroom used in trad. Chinese medicine)
bright
lustrous and black / jet-black
dawn / daybreak
bright; glittering
diamanté
wide and bright / without worries / deep and sonorous (voice)
to wish for the stars and the moon / to have unreal expectations
of noble character and unquestionable integrity (idiom)
to show one's hand / to lay one's cards on the table
some people have to be pushed for them to take action
to keep one's eyes open (idiom) / to be on one's guard / to be clear-eyed
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
lit. bright as snow / shiny / dazzling / sharp (of eyes)
bright blue
armillarisin (fungal enzyme used as antibiotic)
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
to shine / shiny
gleaming / glistening
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 / shining / translucent / crystal clear
please forgive me
Hong Liangji (1746-1809), poet and historian
bright (color) / vivid
shining / brilliant
menstrual cup (Tw)
shiny bright as silver
brightness / luminosity
moist and glossy / wet look (of lipstick)
Tang Liang Hong (opposition candidate in Jan 1996 Singapore elections)
shiny
to illuminate / to turn on the lights / to light (a blaze)
polished to a shine / shiny / glistening
SELENE, Japanese lunar orbiter spacecraft, launched in 2007
(dialect) to begin to dawn / to be just getting light
clear
apparent brightness (astronomy)
shiny; gleaming
dawn / the first glimmer of light
variant of 洪亮
shiny / very bright
erhua variant of 閃亮|闪亮


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