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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
(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
light ray / CL: 條|条, / light / illumination / lighting (for a photograph)
HSK 5
not the only one / not only
HSK 3
gaze; (fig.) attention / expression in one's eyes; look / (lit. and fig.) sight; vision
HSK 5
gaze / insight / foresight / vision / way of looking at things
HSK 5
sunshine / (of personality) upbeat; energetic / transparent (open to public scrutiny)
HSK 3
crepuscular rays / sunbeams
time / era / period of time
HSK 5
luster / gloss
HSK 7-9
to expose (photography) / (fig.) to expose (a scandal) / (advertising) exposure / Taiwan pr. [pu4 guang1]
HSK 7-9
lit. an interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time (saying) / fig. time is precious
time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!
radiance / glory / brilliant / magnificent
HSK 6
honor and glory / glorious
HSK 5
X-ray
photosynthesis
(idiom) bright and multicolored; of rich variety; dazzling; glitzy
scene / view / sight / landscape / to be well-regarded / to be well-off / grand (dialect) / impressive (dialect)
HSK 5
Guangxu Emperor
(idiom) How time flies!
an eye for beauty / aesthetic judgment
to reflect light
(saying) time is precious
splendid / magnificent / abbr. for 中國光大銀行|中国光大银行, China Everbright Bank
laser
HSK 7-9
Chukuang township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县 i.e. the Matsu Islands, Taiwan
to tour / sightseeing / tourism
HSK 6
Singles' Day (November 11), originally a day of activities for single people, but now also the world's biggest annual retail sales day
luster / splendor / radiance / brilliance
HSK 7-9
ring of light; halo; (fig.) glory; splendor
HSK 7-9
brilliance / splendor / magnificence
glitter glue
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
photosynthesis
the first light of dawn / (fig.) glimmer of hope after a dark period; a new beginning
HSK 7-9
light pollution
visible light / light in optical spectrum
bare feet
photovoltaic (e.g. cell)
photon (particle physics)
enamel
dazzling / brilliant
Guangfu or Kuangfu township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县, east Taiwan
to recover (territory or power) / the liberation of Taiwan from Japanese rule in 1945
circumstances / scene / about / probably
light source
fluorescence; fluorescent light
HSK 7-9
light-year
spectrum
to bring honor to one's ancestors
solely / just
bright and clean
northern lights / aurora borealis
optical instrument
reign name of penultimate Qing emperor Guangxu or Guang-hsu (1875-1908)
to visit (as a customer)
HSK 7-9
(idiom) boundless radiance; splendor
open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
HSK 7-9
illumination
the speed of light
to emit light; to shine; to glow; to glisten; to be luminous
HSK 7-9
light / beam of light / gleam of light / light reflected from an object
time available
Your presence brings light to my humble dwelling
polarization of light / polarized light
smooth; slippery
bright and neat
optical cable
HSK 7-9
sunlight
final radiance of setting sun / fig. dying flash (of lucidity or activity, prior to demise)
(of a person) honorable; not devious / (of a behavior) fair and aboveboard; without tricks; openly / (of a situation) out in the open
cursor (computing)
photoelectric
sunlight
to bask in the light / fig. to benefit from association with sb or sth / reflected glory
HSK 7-9
luminosity
optical fiber / fiber optics
sunbathing
(slang) the one that got away
optical disc / compact disc / CD / CD-ROM / CL: , 張|张
HSK 7-9
spectral analysis
out of (supply) / spent / exhausted (used up) / depleted
geometric optics
to develop and promote / to carry forward / to bring to great height of development
HSK 7-9
Huang Guangyu (1969-), PRC entrepreneur and millionaire, founder of GOME Electrical 國美電器|国美电器
light beam
glossy; sleek; smooth
HSK 7-9
face glowing (idiom); looking radiant / all smiles
HSK 7-9
gangster; hoodlum / bachelor; single man / (dialect) wise person; astute person
to slap on the face / to box sb's ears
Lee Kuan Yew (1923-2015), founding father of modern Singapore, prime minister 1959-1990

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