光彩 (guāng cǎi) — (noun) luster, splendor, radiance, brilliance; (adjective) glorious, honorable (often used in negative constructions)
Definition
光彩 is both the visible 'luster/brilliance' of a thing and the figurative 'honor/glory' of a deed — the second sense is the one you'll most often meet in HSK 7 negative phrases like 不光彩 ('disgraceful').
noun
lustersplendorradiancebrilliance
adjective
glorioushonorable (often used in negative constructions)
Examples
- 光彩。Zhè zuò chéng shì de yè jǐng chōng mǎn le guāng cǎi.The night view of this city is full of splendor.
- 光彩。Tā zuò le yí jiàn hěn guāng cǎi de shì.He did a very honorable thing.
- 。Zhè zhǒng qī piàn xíng wéi fēi cháng bù guāng cǎi.This kind of deceptive behavior is very disgraceful.
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