How to say “shine” in Chinese
shine, emit light
“Shine” in Chinese is 发光, fā guāng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
发光 is read fā guāng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Its second reading is fà, “hair”: in 头发 it sounds with the neutral tone, fa.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “发光”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 发光. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 月球本身不发光yuèqiúběnshēnbùfāguāngThe Moon itself doesn't give off light.
- 月亮为什么会发光？yuèliangwèishénmehuìfāguāngWhy does the moon shine?
More words from the lesson “Orbits and the sky”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “shine” in Chinese?
“Shine” in Chinese is 发光, pinyin fāguāng.
What does 发光 mean?
发光 (fāguāng) means “shine, emit light”.
How do you write 发光?
发光 is 2 characters: 发 (fā) — send, emit; 光 (guāng) — light; only, just. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 发光?
发光 is read fāguāng. Tones: fā — first tone, guāng — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“shine” in the lesson “Orbits and the sky”
This word is from the topic “Research and discovery” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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