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明朗 (míng lǎng) — bright and clear (of weather, scenery); forthright, open-minded, cheerful (of personality, attitude)

Definition

明朗 describes both weather/scenes (bright and clear) and personalities (forthright, cheerful). Stronger and more literary than 开朗 in the personality sense.

adjective
bright and clear (of weather, scenery)forthrightopen-mindedcheerful (of personality, attitude)

Examples

  • 明朗。
    Yǔ hòu de tiān kōng gé wài míng lǎng.
    The sky is especially clear after the rain.
  • 明朗，。
    Tā xìng gé míng lǎng, cóng bù shuō jiǎ huà.
    He is forthright and never tells lies.
  • 明朗。
    Jú shì jiàn jiàn míng lǎng qǐ lái.
    The situation is gradually becoming clear.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

明míngbright
朗lǎngclear

明 and 朗 both suggest brightness and clarity, as in clear weather or a cheerful mind.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

明 combines 日 (sun) and 月 (moon), showing the sun just rising while the moon has not yet set, or two bright objects in the sky, to express brightness.

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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
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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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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