阳光 yángguāng sunshine
sunshine; sunlight
How to remember 阳光: 阳 sunshine + 光 light = sunshine.
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How it is used
- Sunshine / sunlight - 阳光很好 (yángguāng hěn hǎo) it's nice and sunny.
- Figuratively describes a bright, positive person: 阳光的男孩 (yángguāng de nánhái) a sunny, upbeat boy.
- Contrast 太阳 (tàiyáng), the sun itself; 阳光 is the light it emits.
Example sentences
- 阳光照在树叶上。 Yángguāng zhào zài shùyè shàng.The sun is shining on the tree leaves.
- 虽然有阳光照射，但还是很冷。 Suīrán yǒu yángguāng zhàoshè, dàn háishì hěn lěng.The sun was shining, yet it was cold.