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.

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