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亮丽 (liàng lì) — bright and beautiful

Definition

亮丽 describes a vivid, eye-catching beauty — like a bright color or a radiant smile — where the 'bright/luminous' quality (亮) is as important as the prettiness. More colorful and lively than the scenery-focused 秀丽.

adjective
bright and beautiful

Examples

  • 亮丽。
    Tā de xiào róng liàng lì dòng rén.
    Her smile is bright and beautiful and touching.
  • 亮丽。
    Zhè tiáo qún zi de yán sè shí fēn liàng lì.
    The color of this skirt is very bright and beautiful.
  • 亮丽。
    Wǔ tái shàng de dēng guāng liàng lì duó mù.
    The stage lights are bright and beautiful and dazzling.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

亮liàngbright
丽lìbeautiful

亮 means bright and 丽 means beautiful; together they describe something bright and beautiful.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
人人rénperson
Sound part声符shēngfú
京
京jīng亮liàng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

亮 combines 人 (person) with 京, and the 京 part shows a tower body.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 麗; 丽 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 麗 originally showed a deer with antlers. The simplified 丽 is a later shorthand.

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