How to say “bright” in Chinese
bright, light; shine
“Bright” in Chinese is 亮, liàng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
亮 is read liàng. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
In 漂亮 it is read with the neutral tone.
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 “亮”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 亮. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你女儿真漂亮nǐnǚ’érzhēnpiàoliangYour daughter is so pretty!
- 我们的校园很漂亮wǒmendexiàoyuánhěnpiàoliangOur campus is beautiful.
- 他房间的灯还亮着tāfángjiāndedēngháiliàngzheThe light is still on in his room.
- 夏天早晨五点天就亮了。xiàtiānzǎochenwǔdiǎntiānjiùliàngleIn summer it's already light at five in the morning.
- 这台电脑外观很漂亮，可是质量一般。zhètáidiànnǎowàiguānhěnpiàoliang,kěshìzhìliàngyìbānThis computer looks great, but the quality is so-so.
- 天渐渐亮了。tiānjiànjiànliàngleDay was slowly breaking.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Window, mirror, furniture”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “bright” in Chinese?
“Bright” in Chinese is 亮, pinyin liàng.
What does 亮 mean?
亮 (liàng) means “bright, light; shine”.
How do you write 亮?
亮 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 亮?
亮 is read liàng. Tones: liàng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“bright” in the lesson “Window, mirror, furniture”
This word is from the topic “Home and neighborhood” of HSK 4. 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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