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亮点 (liàng diǎn) — highlight; bright spot (the most notable or enjoyable part of something)

Definition

亮点 is a noun for the 'highlight' or standout feature of something (a show, product, event). Unlike 突出 or 凸显 (verbs meaning to highlight/emphasize), 亮点 names the thing itself, not the act of making it stand out.

noun
highlightbright spot (the most notable or enjoyable part of something)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 亮点。
    Zhè chǎng yīn yuè huì yǒu hěn duō liàng diǎn.
    This concert has many highlights.
  • 亮点？
    Nǐ zuì xǐ huan shū zhōng de nǎ ge liàng diǎn?
    Which highlight in the book do you like most?
  • 亮点。
    Zhè ge chǎn pǐn de liàng diǎn shì tā de shè jì.
    The highlight of this product is its design.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

亮liàngbright
点diǎnspot

亮 means bright and 点 means spot, so it names a bright spot or highlight.

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.

Open 亮 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 點; 点 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
黑黑hēiblack
Sound part声符shēngfú
占
占zhàn點diǎn(r)
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 點 pairs 黑 (black) with 占 for its sound; the simplified 点 is a later abbreviation.

Open 点 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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