晴朗 (qíng lǎng) — clear and sunny, cloudless | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Describes a bright, cloudless sky or weather. 清澈 means 'clear' but is used for water or eyes, not for weather.

adjective

clear and sunnycloudless

Examples

晴朗。
Míng tiān yù bào shuō shì gè qíng lǎng de hǎo tiān qì.
The forecast says tomorrow will be clear and sunny.
晴朗。
qíng lǎng De tiān kōng ràng rén xīn qíng yú kuài.
A clear, sunny sky makes people feel cheerful.
晴朗，。
Zài qíng lǎng de wǔ hòu, wǒ men qù le gōng yuán sàn bù.
On a clear, sunny afternoon, we went for a walk in the park.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

晴 and 朗 both describe clear brightness, together naming sunny, cloudless weather.

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.

日青晴

Meaning part形符xíngfú

日日rìsun

Sound part声符shēngfú

青

青qīng晴qíng

Same sound today

晴 puts 日, the sun, beside 青, which gives its sound.

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

月月yuèmoon

Sound part声符shēngfú

良

良liáng朗lǎng

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

朗 pairs 月, the moon, with 良 as a sound part.

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