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light; ray (CL:) / bright; shiny / only; merely / used up; finished / to leave (a part of the body) uncovered
HSK 3
light / radiance / (fig.) bright (prospects etc) / openhearted
HSK 3
(formal) to honor with one's presence / to attend
HSK 4
compact disc (CD); DVD; CD-ROM / CL: , 張|张
HSK 4
honor and glory / glorious
HSK 5
light ray / CL: 條|条, / light / illumination / lighting (for a photograph)
HSK 5
radiance / glory / brilliant / magnificent
HSK 6
glossy; sleek; smooth
HSK 7-9
ring of light; halo; (fig.) glory; splendor
HSK 7-9
rays of light / brilliant rays / radiance
HSK 7-9
optical cable
HSK 7-9
luster / splendor / radiance / brilliance
HSK 7-9
open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
HSK 7-9
luster / gloss
HSK 7-9
optical disc / compact disc / CD / CD-ROM / CL: , 張|张
HSK 7-9
to visit (as a customer)
HSK 7-9
optics
photon (particle physics)
optical network terminal (ONT); optical network unit (ONU); optical modem
(computing) ray tracing
CD or DVD Drive / abbr. for 光盤驅動器|光盘驱动器
optical character recognition (OCR)
aperture / diaphragm / halo / aureole
spectrum
Guangshan county in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan
light energy (e.g. solar)
light pollution (Tw)
(medicine) actinic keratosis, aka solar keratosis
all talk and no action (idiom) / to preach what one does not practice / same as 光說不做|光说不做
dazzling / brilliant
photoelectric
luminosity
brilliance / splendor / magnificence
Hanukkah (Chanukah), 8 day Jewish holiday starting on the 25th day of Kislev (can occur from late Nov up to late Dec on Gregorian calendar) / also called 哈努卡節|哈努卡节 and simply 哈努卡
cursor (computing)
plain noodles in broth
Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI)
light and shadow / sunlight and shade
splendid / magnificent / abbr. for 中國光大銀行|中国光大银行, China Everbright Bank
optical instrument
facula (astronomy)
light source
illumination
bright / shiny / smooth / naked / bald / penniless
photolithography
the speed of light
light therapy / phototherapy
halo / (photography) halation
time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!
monstrous and multicolored / grotesque and variegated
light wave
time available
photosensitive
light beam / light pillar (atmospheric optics)
optical fiber / fiber optics
bright and neat
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
shaven head / bald head / to go bareheaded / hatless
lit. light breeze and clear moon (idiom) / period of peace and prosperity / noble and benevolent character
the full light of day (idiom) / fig. peace and prosperity / in broad daylight
to bring honor to one's ancestors
bald; bare (no hair, no leaves, no vegetation etc)
bright
dazzling / brilliant
bright and clean
gangster; hoodlum / bachelor; single man / (dialect) wise person; astute person
light pen
photochemical effect / photosynthesis / photolysis
glossy / lustrous / sleek
Singles' Day (November 11), originally a day of activities for single people, but now also the world's biggest annual retail sales day
CD or DVD drive / abbr. to 光驅|光驱
reign name of penultimate Qing emperor Guangxu or Guang-hsu (1875-1908)
commander without any soldiers; (fig.) leader without a team; solo entrepreneur
(idiom) boundless radiance; splendor
(of a person) honorable; not devious / (of a behavior) fair and aboveboard; without tricks; openly / (of a situation) out in the open
variant of 光彩
bright and colorful; gorgeous
to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
circumstances / scene / about / probably
(mineralogy) carnallite
light beam
luminous flux (physics)
optical attenuation
optical signal
photovoltaic (e.g. cell)
phosgene COCl2, aka carbonyl chloride, a poisonous gas
photolithography machine
photosynthesis
photoelectron
photodiode
photosynthesis
quantity of light / luminosity
brightness / luminosity
Guangming Daily, a Beijing newspaper
magneto-optical
Guangzhou, old name for Huangchuan 潢川 in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan / Gwangju Metropolitan City, capital of South Jeolla Province 全羅南道|全罗南道, South Korea
photoelectric effect
Guangshan county in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan

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