透明 (tòu míng) — transparent (allowing light to pass through); transparent, open to public scrutiny (figurative)
Definition
Means literally 'allowing light through' (透明玻璃) and figuratively 'open to scrutiny' (透明财务). 透 alone covers the verb sense 'to penetrate/seep'; 阳光 is unrelated (sunshine).
adjective
transparent (allowing light to pass through)transparentopen to public scrutiny (figurative)
Examples
- 透明，。Zhè zhǒng sù liào shì tòu míng de, kě yǐ kàn jiàn lǐ miàn de dōng xī.This kind of plastic is transparent; you can see what's inside.
- 透明。Gōng sī cái wù bào gào bì xū bǎo chí tòu míng.The company's financial reports must remain transparent.
- 透明，。Tā de jiě shì bú gòu tòu míng, dà jiā dōu bù xiāng xìn.His explanation wasn't transparent enough; nobody believed it.
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