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light / radiance / (fig.) bright (prospects etc) / openhearted
HSK 3
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light; ray (CL:) / bright; shiny / only; merely / used up; finished / to leave (a part of the body) uncovered
HSK 3
honor and glory / glorious
HSK 5
light ray / CL: 條|条, / light / illumination / lighting (for a photograph)
HSK 5
(formal) to honor with one's presence / to attend
HSK 4
not the only one / not only
HSK 3
sunshine / (of personality) upbeat; energetic / transparent (open to public scrutiny)
HSK 3
(stage) lighting / light
HSK 4
gaze; (fig.) attention / expression in one's eyes; look / (lit. and fig.) sight; vision
HSK 5
compact disc (CD); DVD; CD-ROM / CL: , 張|张
HSK 4
time / era / period of time
HSK 5
to emit light; to shine; to glow; to glisten; to be luminous
HSK 7-9
scene / view / sight / landscape / to be well-regarded / to be well-off / grand (dialect) / impressive (dialect)
HSK 5
gaze / insight / foresight / vision / way of looking at things
HSK 5
to squander one's fortune / to dissipate one's wealth
to visit (as a customer)
HSK 7-9
photolithography machine
to win an honor / to strive to win a prize
HSK 7-9
northern lights / aurora borealis
to expose (photography) / (fig.) to expose (a scandal) / (advertising) exposure / Taiwan pr. [pu4 guang1]
HSK 7-9
X-ray
(saying) time is precious
photosynthesis
radiance / glory / brilliant / magnificent
HSK 6
(idiom) bright and multicolored; of rich variety; dazzling; glitzy
to be shortsighted
ring of light; halo; (fig.) glory; splendor
HSK 7-9
to reflect light
spectrum
Dongguang, a county in Cangzhou City 滄州市|沧州市, Hebei
luster / gloss
HSK 7-9
CD or DVD drive / abbr. to 光驅|光驱
splendid / magnificent / abbr. for 中國光大銀行|中国光大银行, China Everbright Bank
fluorescence; fluorescent light
HSK 7-9
a blacklight; an ultraviolet light
laser
HSK 7-9
to tour / sightseeing / tourism
HSK 6
spangle
luster / splendor / radiance / brilliance
HSK 7-9
CD or DVD Drive / abbr. for 光盤驅動器|光盘驱动器
sunlight
rays of light / brilliant rays / radiance
HSK 7-9
the full light of day (idiom) / fig. peace and prosperity / in broad daylight
light and shadow / sunlight and shade
photoelectric
photosynthesis
optical fiber
Singles' Day (November 11), originally a day of activities for single people, but now also the world's biggest annual retail sales day
the first light of dawn / (fig.) glimmer of hope after a dark period; a new beginning
HSK 7-9
happy time / happy hour (in bars etc)
laser printer
photovoltaic (e.g. cell)
photon (particle physics)
to be sold out / to be out of stock
photoelectric effect
enamel
circumstances / scene / about / probably
light source
time available
shaven head / bald head / to go bareheaded / hatless
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)
time machine
light-year
optical cable
HSK 7-9
Guangming, a district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong
light therapy / phototherapy
light radiation
Chukuang township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县 i.e. the Matsu Islands, Taiwan
to bring honor to one's ancestors
solely / just
magneto-optical drive / floptical drive
infrared spectrum
optics
to develop and promote / to carry forward / to bring to great height of development
HSK 7-9
halo / (photography) halation
An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time. / Time is precious.
open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
HSK 7-9
illumination
photodiode
the speed of light
single-lens reflex camera (SLR)
light / beam of light / gleam of light / light reflected from an object
polarization of light / polarized light
lidar
smooth; slippery
brilliance / splendor / magnificence
geometric optics
sunlight
flash bulb (photography)
final radiance of setting sun / fig. dying flash (of lucidity or activity, prior to demise)
China Everbright Bank
polarizing filter
(of a person) honorable; not devious / (of a behavior) fair and aboveboard; without tricks; openly / (of a situation) out in the open
commander without any soldiers; (fig.) leader without a team; solo entrepreneur
face glowing (idiom); looking radiant / all smiles
HSK 7-9
optical detector
to bask in the light / fig. to benefit from association with sb or sth / reflected glory
HSK 7-9
monstrous and multicolored / grotesque and variegated
luminosity

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