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HSK
the moon
HSK 2
pretty; beautiful
HSK 2
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  *亮* | 亮* | *亮
bright; light / to shine; to flash / loud and clear / to show (one's passport etc); to make public (one's views etc)
HSK 2
bright / shining / glittering / to become clear
HSK 5
highlight / bright spot
HSK 7-9
to strike a pose (Chinese opera) / (fig.) to make a public appearance; to come out in public (revealing one's true personality, opinions etc); (of a product) to appear on the market or at a trade show etc
HSK 7-9
loud and clear; resounding
HSK 7-9
loud and clear; resonant
HSK 7-9
bright and beautiful
HSK 7-9
loud and clear / resonant
to highlight (computing) / (of sound) loud and clear / penetrating
two remarkable persons living at the same period (as 周瑜 and 諸葛亮|诸葛亮)
light / beam of light / gleam of light / light reflected from an object
wide and bright / without worries / deep and sonorous (voice)
bright
to illuminate / to turn on the lights / to light (a blaze)
eye-catching; striking; impressive / sighted eyes; functioning eyes
to illuminate / to light up / lighting
(of sound) clear and resonant; bright / (of eyes) bright / (of water) crystal-clear; limpid / clear (in one's mind)
clear
bright (color) / vivid
brilliant / shiny / a flare / to glisten / to twinkle
glossy / shiny
to shine / shiny
lit. bright as snow / shiny / dazzling / sharp (of eyes)
bright and spacious
to grow light (at daybreak)
bright / shining / translucent / crystal clear
shiny
bright / clear
dawn / the first glimmer of light
bright
of noble character and unquestionable integrity (idiom)
very bright / well-lit
shiny bright as silver
bright / shiny / dazzling / glaring
moist and glossy / wet look (of lipstick)
polished to a shine / shiny / glistening
clear
please forgive me
bright; glittering
to turn on a light; (of a light) to light up
brightness / luminosity
shining / brilliant
(let's) not mince words; (let's) not beat about the bush
bright blue
to suddenly reveal / to flash (one's ID, a banknote etc)
leucine (Leu), an essential amino acid
to keep one's eyes open (idiom) / to be on one's guard / to be clear-eyed
to wish for the stars and the moon / to have unreal expectations
person who is wise after the event
to show one's hand / to lay one's cards on the table
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom / wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
daybreak
shiny / very bright
isoleucine (Ile), an essential amino acid
if it isn't bright in the east, it'll be bright in the west (idiom) / if something doesn't work here, it might work somewhere else
(lit.) to flash the yellow light / (fig.) to give a warning sign
a bright color / sparkle / shine / glitter
menstrual cup (Tw)
clear / open / bright
(term used by the blind) sighted person; person with eyesight / perceptive person; observant person
to like looking attractive (usually of girls) / aestheticism
to turn on a screen
armillarisin (fungal enzyme used as antibiotic)
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom / wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom / wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
some people have to be pushed for them to take action
apparent brightness (astronomy)
Zhuge Liang (181-234), military leader and prime minister of Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉 during the Three Kingdoms period / the main hero of the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义, where he is portrayed as a sage and military genius / (fig.) a mastermind
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
brightness
bright star
diffuse nebula
gleaming / glistening
Armillariella tabescens (mushroom used in trad. Chinese medicine)
diamanté
artificial lighting
dawn / daybreak
variant of 洪亮
to polish
SELENE, Japanese lunar orbiter spacecraft, launched in 2007
Hong Liangji (1746-1809), poet and historian
lustrous and black / jet-black
Tian Liang (1979-), former male Chinese diver, Olympic medalist
(one's) eyes light up; to be impressed by what one sees
Tang Liang Hong (opposition candidate in Jan 1996 Singapore elections)
shiny; gleaming
erhua variant of 閃亮|闪亮
(dialect) to begin to dawn / to be just getting light


Tip: Pinyin can be entered with or without tone numbers, e.g. 'nihao' or 'ni3hao3'.
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