How to say “sunlight” in Chinese
sunlight
“Sunlight” in Chinese is 阳光, yáng guāng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
阳光 is read yáng 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
On the right, 日 “sun”. It pairs with 阴 yīn, which has 月 “moon” on the right.
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 “阳光”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 阳光. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 阳光透过窗户照进房间yángguāngtòuguòchuānghuzhàojìnfángjiānSunlight comes into the room through the window.
- 高原上阳光很强gāoyuánshangyángguānghěnqiángThe sun is very strong on the plateau.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “sunlight” in Chinese?
“Sunlight” in Chinese is 阳光, pinyin yángguāng.
What does 阳光 mean?
阳光 (yángguāng) means “sunlight”.
How do you write 阳光?
阳光 is 2 characters: 阳 (yáng) — sun; sunny side; 光 (guāng) — light; only, just. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 阳光?
阳光 is read yángguāng. Tones: yáng — second tone, guāng — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“sunlight” in the lesson “Sun, clouds and stars”
This word is from the topic “Nature and weather” 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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