光明 (guāng míng) — (noun) light, brightness, radiance; (adjective) bright, promising; openhearted, honest
Definition
光明 covers both 'light/brightness' and, figuratively, 'a bright/openhearted' outlook or character. 亮 and 明亮 are only the literal 'bright'; 光彩 and 光辉 add a sense of honor or glory that 光明 lacks.
noun
lightbrightnessradiance
adjective
brightpromisingopenheartedhonest
Examples
- 光明。Hēi àn zhī hòu jiù shì guāng míng.After darkness comes light.
- 光明。Tā yǒu yí gè guāng míng de qián tú.He has a bright future.
- 光明，。Tā xīn dì guāng míng, rén rén dōu xǐ huan tā.He is openhearted and everyone likes him.
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