锃亮 (zèng liàng) — shiny, gleaming, bright and polished

Definition

An adjective-like verb meaning 'shiny, gleaming' — describes a surface polished to a bright, mirror-like finish. Used as a result state after verbs like 擦 (擦得锃亮 = polished till gleaming).

verb
shinygleamingbright and polished

Examples

  • 锃亮。
    Zhè liàng chē de biǎo miàn cā dé zèng liàng.
    The surface of this car was polished until it gleamed.
  • 锃亮。
    Chú fáng lǐ de bú xiù gāng guō dōu cā dé zèng liàng.
    All the stainless steel pots in the kitchen were scrubbed shiny.
  • 锃亮。
    Xīn mǎi de gāng qín qī miàn zèng liàng.
    The paint finish on the newly bought piano is glossy and bright.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

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

锃zèngshiny
亮liàngbright

锃 and 亮 both convey brightness, together meaning gleaming or polished bright.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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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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