光速

guāng sù · guang su

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. the speed of light

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2 examples
01

光(guāng)速(sù)比(bǐ)音(yīn)速(sù)快(kuài)很(hěn)多(duō)。

The speed of light is much greater than that of sound.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by Eldad · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

在(zài)真(zhēn)空(kōng)中(zhōng),光(guāng)速(sù)是(shì)一(yí)个(gè)常(cháng)数(shù)。

In a vacuum, the speed of light is a constant.

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