光明

光明 guāngmíng

Bright (light)

光明 in a sentence HSK 5 guangming

What 光明 means

  1. Bright (light)

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Character by character

光明 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

光
guāng
Light (glory - bare - smooth)
明
míng
Bright (clear - obvious - understand)

How to write 光明

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光明 in a sentence

他的前途很光明。
Tā de qiántú hěn guāngmíng.
His future is bright.
走出山洞就看到了光明。
Zǒu chū shāndòng jiù kàn dào le guāngmíng.
Coming out of the cave, we saw the light.

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Questions about 光明

What does 光明 mean in English?

光明 is pronounced guāngmíng and means Bright (light).

How do you pronounce 光明?

光明 is guāngmíng in pinyin — written guangming without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 光明?

光明 is written with 2 characters: 光 (guāng) Light (glory - bare - smooth), 明 (míng) Bright (clear - obvious - understand). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 光明 an HSK word?

Yes — 光明 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.

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