光

guāng · guang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. light; ray (CL:道 (dào))
  2. bright; shiny
  3. only; merely
  4. used up; finished
  5. to leave (a part of the body) uncovered

In a sentence

2 examples
01

黄(huáng)昏(hūn)时(shí)分(fēn),天(tiān)空(kōng)染(rǎn)上(shàng)了(le)紫(zǐ)色(sè)的(de)光(guāng)。

At dusk, the sky was dyed with purple light.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by LeviHighway · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

花(huā)光(guāng)他(tā)们(men)所(suǒ)有(yǒu)的(de)钱(qián)会(huì)很(hěn)荒(huāng)谬(miù)。

It would be ridiculous to spend all their money.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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