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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
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
to expose (photography) / (fig.) to expose (a scandal) / (advertising) exposure / Taiwan pr. [pu4 guang1]
HSK 7-9
X-ray
scene / view / sight / landscape / to be well-regarded / to be well-off / grand (dialect) / impressive (dialect)
HSK 5
an eye for beauty / aesthetic judgment
to reflect light
laser
HSK 7-9
to tour / sightseeing / tourism
HSK 6
the first light of dawn / (fig.) glimmer of hope after a dark period; a new beginning
HSK 7-9
visible light / light in optical spectrum
fluorescence; fluorescent light
HSK 7-9
northern lights / aurora borealis
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
Your presence brings light to my humble dwelling
polarization of light / polarized light
sunlight
sunlight
to bask in the light / fig. to benefit from association with sb or sth / reflected glory
HSK 7-9
(slang) the one that got away
out of (supply) / spent / exhausted (used up) / depleted
to slap on the face / to box sb's ears
the sun, the moon, and the stars
(prefix) spectro-
luminous
light-sensitive
to reflect light / reflection / reflected light
to expose oneself / to be completely gone
gleam
southern lights / aurora australis
backlighting (lighting design)
moonlight
lit. to pierce the wall to steal a light (idiom) / fig. to study diligently in the face of hardship
electric light / lightning / electro-optical
Li Siguang (1889-1971), Mongol-born, Japanese-trained geologist, prominent in early PRC oil exploration
to get natural light (e.g. through a window)
starlight
highlight (in a photo or painting) / (cosmetics) highlighter
a slap on the face / CL: 記|记
HSK 7-9
sun-drenched
short-sighted
glimmer
to win an honor / to strive to win a prize
HSK 7-9
Light in August (novel by William Faulkner 威廉·福克納|威廉·福克纳)
glossy / gleaming / shiny (due to greasiness) / slick / greasy / oily
glittering light
astigmatism
to diffuse light
aurora (meteorology)
Ricoh, Japanese imaging and electronics company
scenes of springtime / the radiance of spring / (fig.) a sight of sth sexy or erotic / an indication of a love affair
ominous glint
rotation of plane of polarization of light
to do sb the honor (of attending etc) / to put in an appearance / to show up
excuse me (i.e. let me through, please) / reflected glory / to benefit from sb else's prestige
nature and scenery
(theater) spotlight
polarized light
to have good taste
auspicious light
matte / non-glossy
thermoluminescence
to spend all one's money
candle light / candle-lit (vigil etc) / candela, unit of luminous intensity (cd)
opalescence
Zhou Youguang (1906-2017), PRC linguist, considered the father of Hanyu Pinyin 漢語拼音|汉语拼音
glory
Blu-ray (disc format)
bright / shiny / smooth / naked / bald / penniless
optometry / to examine the eyes
(mineralogy, physics) opalescence
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
radiance emanating from the head / halo
Qi Jiguang (1528-1588), military leader
happy time / happy hour (in bars etc)
transparent / translucent
ultraviolet light
glistening teardrops
reign name of Qing emperor (1821-1850)
refraction
Yangon (Rangoon), city, capital of Myanmar from 1948 to 2006
to strip naked / to strip nude / (coll.) to find oneself a partner
Raymond Burghard (1945-), US diplomat and ambassador to Vietnam 2001-2004, chairman of American Institute in Taiwan from 2006
silvery light / bright white light / shining white light
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)
lackluster (look)
divine light (around the Buddha) / a halo / a miraculous column of light / (slang) jolly good!
phosphorescence
arc light
watt, unit of power used for electric bulbs

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