Hanzi
Traditional
亮
Simplified
亮

bright/clear/resonant/to shine/to show/to reveal

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 2

Pinyin

liàng, liáng

Bopomofo

ㄌㄧㄤˋ, ㄌㄧㄤˊ

Jyutping

loeng6

Example sentences

亮 liàng
天亮了，我們該起床了。
天亮了，我们该起床了。

It is dawn, we should get up.

光 guāng
這盞燈的光很亮。
这盏灯的光很亮。

The light of this lamp is very bright.

漂亮 piàoliang
她今天穿得很漂亮。

She is dressed very beautifully today.

這裡 / 这里 zhèlǐ
這裡的風景很漂亮。
这里的风景很漂亮。

The scenery here is beautiful.

亮相 liàngxiàng
睽違多年，這位資深演員終於再度在螢幕上亮相。
睽违多年，这位资深演员终于再度在萤幕上亮相。

After a hiatus of many years, this veteran actor finally appeared on screen again.

亮點 / 亮点 liàngdiǎn
這部電影最大的亮點是男主角的出色演技。
这部电影最大的亮点是男主角的出色演技。

The biggest highlight of this movie is the male lead's outstanding acting.

天亮 tiānliàng
奶奶每天天亮就起牀做運動。
奶奶每天天亮就起床做运动。

Grandmother gets up to exercise every day at dawn.

捱 / 挨 ái
病房裡的夜很長，他只能捱到天亮。
病房里的夜很长，他只能挨到天亮。

The night in the hospital room was long, and he could only hold out until dawn.

明亮 míngliàng
她有明亮的眼睛。

She has bright eyes.

顏色 / 颜色 yánsè
她喜歡明亮的顏色。
她喜欢明亮的颜色。

She likes bright colors.

Example Vocabulary

亮

liang4

bright; to light up; to shine

漂亮

piao4'liang

beautiful; pretty; handsome; (of work) brilliant

亮相

liàngxiàng

to make a public appearance; to debut; to strike a pose (theatre)

亮點

liàngdiǎn

highlight; bright spot; focal point

天亮

tian1'liang4

dawn; daybreak; to become light

明亮

ming2'liang4

bright; shining

月亮

yue4'liang4

moon

亮光

liang4'guang1

亮出

亮堂

liang4'tang2

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