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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
compact disc (CD); DVD; CD-ROM / CL: , 張|张
HSK 4
to visit (as a customer)
HSK 7-9
photolithography machine
photosynthesis
radiance / glory / brilliant / magnificent
HSK 6
ring of light; halo; (fig.) glory; splendor
HSK 7-9
spectrum
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
luster / splendor / radiance / brilliance
HSK 7-9
CD or DVD Drive / abbr. for 光盤驅動器|光盘驱动器
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
light pollution
photovoltaic (e.g. cell)
photon (particle physics)
photoelectric effect
gloss paint; glossy varnish; gloss-finish coating
circumstances / scene / about / probably
light source
time available
shaven head / bald head / to go bareheaded / hatless
light-year
optical cable
HSK 7-9
Guangming, a district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong
light therapy / phototherapy
light radiation
to bring honor to one's ancestors
solely / just
magneto-optical drive / floptical drive
optics
halo / (photography) halation
open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
HSK 7-9
illumination
photodiode
the speed of light
lidar
smooth; slippery
brilliance / splendor / magnificence
(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
optical detector
monstrous and multicolored / grotesque and variegated
luminosity
optical disc / compact disc / CD / CD-ROM / CL: , 張|张
HSK 7-9
Logger Vick (Boonie Bears character) / nickname for bald people
(physics) light cone
light beam
glossy; sleek; smooth
HSK 7-9
gangster; hoodlum / bachelor; single man / (dialect) wise person; astute person
(idiom) How time flies!
Guangming Daily, a Beijing newspaper
spectroscopy
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
splendor shines on the family's door (idiom) / fig. to bring honor to one's family
light energy (e.g. solar)
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
optical network terminal (ONT); optical network unit (ONU); optical modem
photoelectron
bright
optical microscope
bare feet
honor roll
Guangze, a county in Nanping City 南平市, Fujian
bright and colorful; gorgeous
(idiom) boundless radiance; splendor
Gwangju Metropolitan City, capital of South Jeolla Province 全羅南道|全罗南道, South Korea
bare upper body / bare-chested / to bare one's chest
light beam / light pillar (atmospheric optics)
dazzling / brilliant
optical fiber / fiber optics
optogenetics
glossy / lustrous / sleek
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
optical interface
plain noodles in broth
optical power
optical character recognition (OCR)
spectral analysis
optical attenuation
light wave
time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!
optical signal
photoresist (laser etching used in microelectronics)
(idiom) to be all talk and no action; to preach what one does not practice
photochemical effect / photosynthesis / photolysis
New Guangming district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong

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