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light; ray (CL:) / bright; shiny / only; merely / used up; finished / to leave (a part of the body) uncovered
HSK 3
sunshine / (of personality) upbeat; energetic / transparent (open to public scrutiny)
HSK 3
light / radiance / (fig.) bright (prospects etc) / openhearted
HSK 3
not the only one / not only
HSK 3
(stage) lighting / light
HSK 4
(formal) to honor with one's presence / to attend
HSK 4
compact disc (CD); DVD; CD-ROM / CL: , 張|张
HSK 4
scene / view / sight / landscape / to be well-regarded / to be well-off / grand (dialect) / impressive (dialect)
HSK 5
light ray / CL: 條|条, / light / illumination / lighting (for a photograph)
HSK 5
honor and glory / glorious
HSK 5
gaze; (fig.) attention / expression in one's eyes; look / (lit. and fig.) sight; vision
HSK 5
time / era / period of time
HSK 5
gaze / insight / foresight / vision / way of looking at things
HSK 5
radiance / glory / brilliant / magnificent
HSK 6
to tour / sightseeing / tourism
HSK 6
laser
HSK 7-9
to expose (photography) / (fig.) to expose (a scandal) / (advertising) exposure / Taiwan pr. [pu4 guang1]
HSK 7-9
glossy; sleek; smooth
HSK 7-9
to emit light; to shine; to glow; to glisten; to be luminous
HSK 7-9
fluorescence / fluorescent
HSK 7-9
ring of light; halo; (fig.) glory; splendor
HSK 7-9
rays of light / brilliant rays / radiance
HSK 7-9
a slap on the face / CL: 記|记
HSK 7-9
the first light of dawn / (fig.) glimmer of hope after a dark period; a new beginning
HSK 7-9
optical cable
HSK 7-9
to win an honor / to strive to win a prize
HSK 7-9
luster / splendor / radiance / brilliance
HSK 7-9
to develop and promote / to carry forward / to bring to great height of development
HSK 7-9
open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
HSK 7-9
luster / gloss
HSK 7-9
optical disc / compact disc / CD / CD-ROM / CL: , 張|张
HSK 7-9
face glowing (idiom); looking radiant / all smiles
HSK 7-9
to visit (as a customer)
HSK 7-9
to bask in the light / fig. to benefit from association with sb or sth / reflected glory
HSK 7-9
optics
X-ray
photon (particle physics)
eye-opening ceremony for a religious idol (Buddhism) / to consecrate / to bless / transparent / translucent / haircut / shaving the head or face (humorous) / a method of decoration / first light (astronomy)
CD or DVD Drive / abbr. for 光盤驅動器|光盘驱动器
Shouguang, county-level city in Weifang 濰坊|潍坊, Shandong
rotation of plane of polarization of light
spectrum
moonlight
Guangshan county in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan
starlight
aurora (meteorology)
Zhou Youguang (1906-2017), PRC linguist, considered the father of Hanyu Pinyin 漢語拼音|汉语拼音
Huang Guangyu (1969-), PRC entrepreneur and millionaire, founder of GOME Electrical 國美電器|国美电器
to polish; to burnish
Ricoh, Japanese imaging and electronics company
photoelectric
to be in a poor light / to do sth with one's back to the light / to stand in one's own light
scenes of springtime / the radiance of spring / (fig.) a sight of sth sexy or erotic / an indication of a love affair
bright
glimmer
electric light / lightning / electro-optical
glory
aperture / diaphragm / halo / aureole
light energy (e.g. solar)
Dongguang county in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州, Hebei
luminous
luminosity
matte / non-glossy
brilliance / splendor / magnificence
cursor (computing)
plain noodles in broth
light and shadow / sunlight and shade
splendid / magnificent / abbr. for 中國光大銀行|中国光大银行, China Everbright Bank
glaucoma
flame / blaze
Buddha's teachings / aura (around the head of Buddha)
facula (astronomy)
light / beam of light / gleam of light / light reflected from an object
light source
flash
colored light
out of (supply) / spent / exhausted (used up) / depleted
lit. light breeze and clear moon (idiom) / period of peace and prosperity / noble and benevolent character
illumination
bright / shiny / smooth / naked / bald / penniless
photolithography
to reflect light
the speed of light
light-sensitive
astigmatism
to diffuse light
polarized light
to expose oneself / to be completely gone
polarization of light / polarized light
backlighting (lighting design)
halo / (photography) halation
glossy / gleaming / shiny (due to greasiness) / slick / greasy / oily
to strip naked / to strip nude / (coll.) to find oneself a partner
time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!
circumstances / scene / about / probably
monstrous and multicolored / grotesque and variegated
light wave
time available
scenic lakes and mountain (idiom); beautiful lake and mountain landscape
candle light / candle-lit (vigil etc) / candela, unit of luminous intensity (cd)

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