How to say “illuminate” in Chinese
illuminate; lighting
“Illuminate” in Chinese is 照明, zhào míng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
照明 is read zhào míng: 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
At the bottom, 灬 “fire”; top left, 日 “sun”.
日 “sun” and 月 “moon”.
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 “照明”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “illuminate” in Chinese?
“Illuminate” in Chinese is 照明, pinyin zhàomíng.
What does 照明 mean?
照明 (zhàomíng) means “illuminate; lighting”.
How do you write 照明?
照明 is 2 characters: 照 (zhào) — illuminate; photograph; 明 (míng) — bright, clear. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 照明?
照明 is read zhàomíng. Tones: zhào — fourth tone, míng — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“illuminate” in the lesson “Water, heat and light”
This word is from the topic “Home and daily life” 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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