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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


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


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


日光 rìguāng	日光 \| 日光* \| *日光	sunlight


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


沾光 zhānguāng	沾光 \| 沾光* \| *沾光	to bask in the light / fig. to benefit from association with sb or sth / reflected glory


霞光 xiáguāng	霞光 \| 霞光* \| *霞光	multicolored sunlight of sunrise or sunset


东光 Dōngguāng	东光 \| 东光* \| *东光	Dongguang county in Cangzhou 滄州｜沧州, Hebei	東光


佛光 Fóguāng	佛光 \| 佛光* \| *佛光	Buddha's teachings / aura (around the head of Buddha)


银光 yínguāng	银光 \| 银光* \| *银光	silvery light / bright white light / shining white light	銀光


争光 zhēngguāng	争光 \| 争光* \| *争光	to win an honor / to strive to win a prize	爭光


开光 kāiguāng	开光 \| 开光* \| *开光	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)	開光


灵光 língguāng	灵光 \| 灵光* \| *灵光	divine light (around the Buddha) / a halo / a miraculous column of light / (slang) jolly good!	靈光


戚继光 Qī Jìguāng	戚继光 \| 戚继光* \| *戚继光	Qi Jiguang (1528-1588), military leader	戚繼光


油光 yóuguāng	油光 \| 油光* \| *油光	glossy / gleaming / shiny (due to greasiness) / slick / greasy / oily


色光 sèguāng	色光 \| 色光* \| *色光	colored light


赏光 shǎngguāng	赏光 \| 赏光* \| *赏光	to do sb the honor (of attending etc) / to put in an appearance / to show up	賞光


泪光 lèiguāng	泪光 \| 泪光* \| *泪光	glistening teardrops	淚光


暴光 bàoguāng	暴光 \| 暴光* \| *暴光	exposure


磨光 móguāng	磨光 \| 磨光* \| *磨光	to polish


波光 bōguāng	波光 \| 波光* \| *波光	gleaming reflection of waves in sunlight


折光 zhéguāng	折光 \| 折光* \| *折光	refraction


折光 zhéguāng	折光 \| 折光* \| *折光	refraction	摺光


一扫而光 yīsǎo'érguāng	一扫而光 \| 一扫而光* \| *一扫而光	to clear off / to make a clean sweep of	一掃而光


弧光 húguāng	弧光 \| 弧光* \| *弧光	arc light


蓝光 Lánguāng	蓝光 \| 蓝光* \| *蓝光	Blu-ray (disc format)	藍光


用光 yòngguāng	用光 \| 用光* \| *用光	out of (supply) / spent / exhausted (used up) / depleted


凿壁偷光 záobìtōuguāng	凿壁偷光 \| 凿壁偷光* \| *凿壁偷光	lit. to pierce the wall to steal a light (idiom) / fig. to study diligently in the face of hardship	鑿壁偷光


磷光 línguāng	磷光 \| 磷光* \| *磷光	phosphorescence


偏振光 piānzhènguāng	偏振光 \| 偏振光* \| *偏振光	polarization of light / polarized light


萤光 yíngguāng	萤光 \| 萤光* \| *萤光	Taiwan variant of 熒光｜荧光	螢光


祥光 xiángguāng	祥光 \| 祥光* \| *祥光	auspicious light


喝光 hēguāng	喝光 \| 喝光* \| *喝光	to drink up / to finish (a drink)


透光 tòuguāng	透光 \| 透光* \| *透光	transparent / translucent


旋光 xuánguāng	旋光 \| 旋光* \| *旋光	rotation of plane of polarization of light


明光 Míngguāng	明光 \| 明光* \| *明光	Mingguang, county-level city in Chuzhou 滁州, Anhui


月光 yuèguāng	月光 \| 月光* \| *月光	moonlight


锃光 zèngguāng	锃光 \| 锃光* \| *锃光	shiny	鋥光


余光 yúguāng	余光 \| 余光* \| *余光	(out of) the corner of one's eyes / peripheral vision / residual light / light of the setting sun	餘光


摇光 yáoguāng	摇光 \| 摇光* \| *摇光	eta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper	搖光


败光 bàiguāng	败光 \| 败光* \| *败光	to squander one's fortune / to dissipate one's wealth	敗光


莒光 Jǔguāng	莒光 \| 莒光* \| *莒光	Chukuang Island, one of the Matsu Islands / Chukuang township in Lienchiang county 連江縣｜连江县, Taiwan


周有光 Zhōu Yǒuguāng	周有光 \| 周有光* \| *周有光	Zhou Youguang (1906-2017), PRC linguist, considered the father of Hanyu Pinyin 漢語拼音｜汉语拼音


圆光 yuánguāng	圆光 \| 圆光* \| *圆光	radiance emanating from the head / halo	圓光


精光 jīngguāng	精光 \| 精光* \| *精光	nothing left (money, food etc) / all finished / bright and shiny / radiant / glorious


分光 fēnguāng	分光 \| 分光* \| *分光	diffraction (of light)


花光 huāguāng	花光 \| 花光* \| *花光	to spend all one's money


紫外光 zǐwàiguāng	紫外光 \| 紫外光* \| *紫外光	ultraviolet light


生光 shēngguāng	生光 \| 生光* \| *生光	to emit light


司马光 Sīmǎ Guāng	司马光 \| 司马光* \| *司马光	Sima Guang (1019-1086), politician and historian of Northern Song, author of Comprehensive Mirror for aid in Government 資治通鑒｜资治通鉴	司馬光


反射光 fǎnshèguāng	反射光 \| 反射光* \| *反射光	to reflect light / reflection / reflected light


一线微光 yīxiànwēiguāng	一线微光 \| 一线微光* \| *一线微光	gleam	一線微光


不光 bùguāng	不光 \| 不光* \| *不光	not the only one / not only


乳光 rǔguāng	乳光 \| 乳光* \| *乳光	(mineralogy, physics) opalescence

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