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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
阳光 yángguāng	阳光 \| 阳光* \| *阳光	sunshine / (of personality) upbeat; energetic / transparent (open to public scrutiny)	陽光 HSK 4


光 guāng	光 \| 光* \| *光	light / ray / CL: 道 / bright / only / merely / to use up	HSK 4


光明 guāngmíng	光明 \| 光明* \| *光明	light / radiance / (fig.) bright (prospects etc) / openhearted	HSK 5


光滑 guānghuá	光滑 \| 光滑* \| *光滑	glossy; sleek; smooth	HSK 5


光临 guānglín	光临 \| 光临* \| *光临	(formal) to honor with one's presence / to attend	光臨 HSK 5


光盘 guāngpán	光盘 \| 光盘* \| *光盘	compact disc (CD); DVD; CD-ROM / CL: 片, 張｜张	光盤 HSK 5


眼光 yǎnguāng	眼光 \| 眼光* \| *眼光	gaze / insight / foresight / vision / way of looking at things	HSK 6


风光 fēngguāng	风光 \| 风光* \| *风光	scene / view / sight / landscape / to be well-regarded / to be well-off / grand (dialect) / impressive (dialect)	風光 HSK 6


曝光 bàoguāng	曝光 \| 曝光* \| *曝光	to expose (photography) / (fig.) to expose (a scandal) / (advertising) exposure / Taiwan pr. [pu4 guang1]	HSK 6


目光 mùguāng	目光 \| 目光* \| *目光	gaze; (fig.) attention / expression in one's eyes; look / (lit. and fig.) sight; vision	HSK 6


时光 shíguāng	时光 \| 时光* \| *时光	time / era / period of time	時光 HSK 6


观光 guānguāng	观光 \| 观光* \| *观光	to tour / sightseeing / tourism	觀光 HSK 6


光芒 guāngmáng	光芒 \| 光芒* \| *光芒	rays of light / brilliant rays / radiance	HSK 6


光辉 guānghuī	光辉 \| 光辉* \| *光辉	radiance / glory / brilliant / magnificent	光輝 HSK 6


光荣 guāngróng	光荣 \| 光荣* \| *光荣	honor and glory / glorious	光榮 HSK 6


光彩 guāngcǎi	光彩 \| 光彩* \| *光彩	luster / splendor / radiance / brilliance	HSK 6


X光 X guāng	X光 \| X光* \| *X光	X-ray


激光 jīguāng	激光 \| 激光* \| *激光	laser


发光 fāguāng	发光 \| 发光* \| *发光	to shine	發光


光子 guāngzǐ	光子 \| 光子* \| *光子	photon (particle physics)


光学 guāngxué	光学 \| 光学* \| *光学	optics / optical (instrument)	光學


日光 rìguāng	日光 \| 日光* \| *日光	sunlight


光头 guāngtóu	光头 \| 光头* \| *光头	shaven head / bald head / to go bareheaded / hatless	光頭


光驱 guāngqū	光驱 \| 光驱* \| *光驱	CD or DVD Drive / abbr. for 光盤驅動器｜光盘驱动器	光驅


光电 guāngdiàn	光电 \| 光电* \| *光电	photoelectric	光電


星光 xīngguāng	星光 \| 星光* \| *星光	starlight


微光 wēiguāng	微光 \| 微光* \| *微光	glimmer


闪光 shǎnguāng	闪光 \| 闪光* \| *闪光	flash	閃光


寿光 Shòuguāng	寿光 \| 寿光* \| *寿光	Shouguang, county-level city in Weifang 濰坊｜潍坊, Shandong	壽光


光源 guāngyuán	光源 \| 光源* \| *光源	light source


光能 guāngnéng	光能 \| 光能* \| *光能	light energy (e.g. solar)


曙光 shǔguāng	曙光 \| 曙光* \| *曙光	dawn / fig. the dawn of a new era


光速 guāngsù	光速 \| 光速* \| *光速	the speed of light


光洁 guāngjié	光洁 \| 光洁* \| *光洁	bright and clean	光潔


灯光 dēngguāng	灯光 \| 灯光* \| *灯光	(stage) lighting / light	燈光


光泽 Guāngzé	光泽 \| 光泽* \| *光泽	Guangze county in Nanping 南平 Fujian	光澤


光泽 guāngzé	光泽 \| 光泽* \| *光泽	luster / gloss	光澤


散光 sǎnguāng	散光 \| 散光* \| *散光	astigmatism


散光 sànguāng	散光 \| 散光* \| *散光	to diffuse light


光碟 guāngdié	光碟 \| 光碟* \| *光碟	optical disc / compact disc / CD / CD-ROM / CL: 片, 張｜张


极光 jíguāng	极光 \| 极光* \| *极光	aurora (meteorology)	極光


荧光 yíngguāng	荧光 \| 荧光* \| *荧光	fluorescence / fluorescent	熒光


光景 guāngjǐng	光景 \| 光景* \| *光景	circumstances / scene / about / probably


光华 guānghuá	光华 \| 光华* \| *光华	brilliance / splendor / magnificence	光華


偏光 piānguāng	偏光 \| 偏光* \| *偏光	polarized light


脱光 tuōguāng	脱光 \| 脱光* \| *脱光	to strip naked / to strip nude / (coll.) to find oneself a partner	脫光


光线 guāngxiàn	光线 \| 光线* \| *光线	light ray / CL: 條｜条, 道 / light / illumination / lighting (for a photograph)	光線


光山 Guāngshān	光山 \| 光山* \| *光山	Guangshan county in Xinyang 信陽｜信阳, Henan


光顾 guānggù	光顾 \| 光顾* \| *光顾	to visit (as a customer)	光顧


光照 guāngzhào	光照 \| 光照* \| *光照	illumination


光大 guāngdà	光大 \| 光大* \| *光大	splendid / magnificent / abbr. for 中國光大銀行｜中国光大银行, China Everbright Bank


采光 cǎiguāng	采光 \| 采光* \| *采光	to get natural light (e.g. through a window)	採光


仰光 Yǎngguāng	仰光 \| 仰光* \| *仰光	Yangon (Rangoon), city, capital of Myanmar from 1948 to 2006


夜光 yèguāng	夜光 \| 夜光* \| *夜光	luminous


光怪陆离 guāngguàilùlí	光怪陆离 \| 光怪陆离* \| *光怪陆离	monstrous and multicolored / grotesque and variegated	光怪陸離


光环 guānghuán	光环 \| 光环* \| *光环	halo / ring of light	光環


荣光 róngguāng	荣光 \| 荣光* \| *荣光	glory	榮光


光纤 guāngxiān	光纤 \| 光纤* \| *光纤	optical fiber / fiber optics	光纖


抛光 pāoguāng	抛光 \| 抛光* \| *抛光	to polish / to burnish	拋光


光亮 guāngliàng	光亮 \| 光亮* \| *光亮	bright


反光 fǎnguāng	反光 \| 反光* \| *反光	to reflect light


感光 gǎnguāng	感光 \| 感光* \| *感光	light-sensitive


光谱 guāngpǔ	光谱 \| 光谱* \| *光谱	spectrum	光譜


光圈 guāngquān	光圈 \| 光圈* \| *光圈	aperture / diaphragm / halo / aureole


光阴 guāngyīn	光阴 \| 光阴* \| *光阴	time available	光陰


春光 chūnguāng	春光 \| 春光* \| *春光	scenes of springtime / the radiance of spring / (fig.) a sight of sth sexy or erotic / an indication of a love affair


光棍 guānggùn	光棍 \| 光棍* \| *光棍	gangster / hoodlum / a single person / bachelor


光波 guāngbō	光波 \| 光波* \| *光波	light wave


逆光 nìguāng	逆光 \| 逆光* \| *逆光	backlighting (lighting design)


光度 guāngdù	光度 \| 光度* \| *光度	luminosity


光束 guāngshù	光束 \| 光束* \| *光束	light beam


发扬光大 fāyángguāngdà	发扬光大 \| 发扬光大* \| *发扬光大	to develop and promote / to carry forward / to bring to great height of development	發揚光大


珠光宝气 zhūguāngbǎoqì	珠光宝气 \| 珠光宝气* \| *珠光宝气	bedecked with glittering jewels (idiom)	珠光寶氣


背光 bèiguāng	背光 \| 背光* \| *背光	to be in a poor light / to do sth with one's back to the light / to stand in one's own light


光标 guāngbiāo	光标 \| 光标* \| *光标	cursor (computing)	光標


理光 Lǐguāng	理光 \| 理光* \| *理光	Ricoh, Japanese imaging and electronics company


火光 huǒguāng	火光 \| 火光* \| *火光	flame / blaze


耳光 ěrguāng	耳光 \| 耳光* \| *耳光	a slap on the face / CL: 記｜记


鼠目寸光 shǔmùcùnguāng	鼠目寸光 \| 鼠目寸光* \| *鼠目寸光	short-sighted


光明正大 guāngmíngzhèngdà	光明正大 \| 光明正大* \| *光明正大	(of a person) honorable / not devious / (of a behavior) fair and aboveboard / without tricks / openly / (of a situation) out in the open


光缆 guānglǎn	光缆 \| 光缆* \| *光缆	optical cable	光纜


重光 chóngguāng	重光 \| 重光* \| *重光	to recover one's sight / (fig.) to recover (lost territories)


道光 Dàoguāng	道光 \| 道光* \| *道光	reign name of Qing emperor (1821-1850)


亮光 liàngguāng	亮光 \| 亮光* \| *亮光	light / beam of light / gleam of light / light reflected from an object


光绪 Guāngxù	光绪 \| 光绪* \| *光绪	reign name of penultimate Qing emperor Guangxu or Guang-hsu (1875-1908)	光緒


验光 yànguāng	验光 \| 验光* \| *验光	optometry / to examine the eyes	驗光


借光 jièguāng	借光 \| 借光* \| *借光	excuse me (i.e. let me through, please) / reflected glory / to benefit from sb else's prestige


哑光 yǎguāng	哑光 \| 哑光* \| *哑光	matte / non-glossy	啞光


回光返照 huíguāngfǎnzhào	回光返照 \| 回光返照* \| *回光返照	final radiance of setting sun / fig. dying flash (of lucidity or activity, prior to demise)


增光 zēngguāng	增光 \| 增光* \| *增光	to add luster / to add glory


电光 diànguāng	电光 \| 电光* \| *电光	electric light / lightning / electro-optical	電光


走光 zǒuguāng	走光 \| 走光* \| *走光	to expose oneself / to be completely gone


光柱 guāngzhù	光柱 \| 光柱* \| *光柱	light beam / light pillar (atmospheric optics)


光光 guāngguāng	光光 \| 光光* \| *光光	bright / shiny / smooth / naked / bald / penniless


目光短浅 mùguāngduǎnqiǎn	目光短浅 \| 目光短浅* \| *目光短浅	to be shortsighted	目光短淺


聚光 jùguāng	聚光 \| 聚光* \| *聚光	to focus light (e.g. in theater) / to spotlight


烛光 zhúguāng	烛光 \| 烛光* \| *烛光	candle light / candle-lit (vigil etc) / candela, unit of luminous intensity (cd)	燭光


光耀 guāngyào	光耀 \| 光耀* \| *光耀	dazzling / brilliant


三光 sānguāng	三光 \| 三光* \| *三光	the sun, the moon, and the stars


光刻 guāngkè	光刻 \| 光刻* \| *光刻	photolithography

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