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光 vs 亮(近义词)

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Definition

light/bright

Example

用法1
1)Both words concern with"light",but 光 is a noun meaning light and 亮 is an adjective meaning "bright".
2)光(n.)sometimes means honour or glory.
1
xíngrén
夜行人
kàndào
看到
yuǎnchù
远处
yǒu
guāng
  
,
jiù
zhīdào
知道
qiánmiàn
前面
yǒu
rénjiā
人家
le
  

The nightwalker knew there were households there when he saw the light in the distance.

2
Zhè
shì
shénme
什么
guāng
  
?
Shì
yuèguāng
月光
háishi
还是
dēngguāng
灯光
  
?

What light is it?Moonlight or lamplight?

3
Ér  
儿子
zichū
出息
  
,
le
  
觉得
juéde
脸上
liǎn
shàng
  

He is proud of his son's success.

用法2
1)亮 sometimes means "to shine,to give out light":
2)It also has a metaphorical meaning of"making clear distinction between right and wrong",often used in four-character phrases,e.g.心明眼亮(see and think clearly),眼睛不亮(unsharp eyed),眼睛很亮(sharp-eyed),etc.
4
Fángjiān
房间
guāngxiàn
光线
cuò
不错
  
,
xiǎnde
显得
hěn
liàng
  

The lighting of the room is nice, so it is bright.

5
Dēng
zěnme
怎么
liàng
  
?
Huàn
dēngpào
灯泡
  
!

Why is the light so dim?Change a bulb.

6
Zhèzhǒng
这种
guāngdēng
日光灯
bān
一般
de
báichìdēng
白炽灯
liàng
  

The fluorescent lamp is brighter than the ordinary one.