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liàng

bright

Usage note

表示明,有光。

liàng biǎo shì míng liàng, yǒu guāng。

Bright means full of light.

Context note

常出现在灯、天空和眼睛里。

liàng cháng chū xiàn zài dēng 、 tiān kōng hé yǎn jīng lǐ。

Bright often appears with lights, the sky, and eyes.

5 examples

房间很
fáng jiān hěn liàng。
The room is bright.
了。
dēng liàng le。
The light is on.
天空很
tiān kōng hěn liàng。
The sky is bright.
他的眼睛很
tā de yǎn jīng hěn liàng。
His eyes are bright.
请把灯打开,房间更
qǐng bǎ dēng dǎ kāi, fáng jiān gèng liàng。
Please turn on the light; the room will be brighter.

5 mini stories

早上太阳出来了,屋子里变了。
zǎo shàng tài yáng chū lái le, wū zi lǐ biàn liàng le。
In the morning the sun came out, and the room became brighter.
晚上开了灯以后,桌子看得很
wǎn shàng kāi le dēng yǐ hòu, zhuō zi kàn dé hěn liàng。
After turning on the light at night, the table looks bright.
她有一双很的眼睛。
tā yǒu yì shuāng hěn liàng de yǎn jīng。
She has a pair of bright eyes.
,天空也很美。
yuè liàng hěn liàng, tiān kōng yě hěn měi。
The moon is bright, and the sky is beautiful too.
这间教室很,大家都喜欢。
zhè jiān jiào shì hěn liàng, dà jiā dōu xǐ huan。
This classroom is very bright, and everyone likes it.

Mini dialogue

灯很亮

A
这个房间真
Zhège fángjiān zhēn liàng.
This room is really bright.
B
因为窗户很大,阳光进来了。
Yīnwèi chuānghù hěn dà, yángguāng jìnlái le.
Because the window is big, the sunlight comes in.

月亮

A
你看,今晚的月
Nǐ kàn, jīnwǎn de yuèliang hǎo liàng!
Look, the moon is so bright tonight!
B
是啊,星星也很
Shì a, xīngxing yě hěn liàng.
Yes, the stars are also very bright.

Related words and contrasts

opposite
àn
dark

暗 means dark, the opposite of 亮 (bright).

similar
míng
bright

明 also means bright. 明亮 together means very bright.

related
guāng
light

光 means light, which makes things 亮 (bright).

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