Correct
光彩 vs 光荣
/ guāngcǎi vs guāngróng /
Strokes
Formula
1
光彩夺目 (be bright-colored and dazzling)
2
光彩照人 (shine with brilliance)
Definition
光彩 and 光荣 are both Noun or Adjective, which means [luster; brilliant; glory; honor; glorious].
Example
光彩 (Noun) is used to mean "beautiful color".
光彩照人 can also be applied to achievements
光彩夺目 (be bright-colored and dazzling)
光彩照人 (shine with brilliance)
1
Zài
在
dēngguāng
灯光
xiàmiàn
下面
,
zhǎnchū
展出
de
的
chǎnpǐn
产品
dōu
都
shǎn
闪
kàn
看
duómù
夺目
de
的
guāngcǎi
光彩
。
In the light.all the items on display are glittering.
2
Yóuyú
由于
bǎocún
保存
bùhǎo
不好
,
zhè
这
jī
几
jiàn
件
shǒushì
首饰
yǐjīng
已经
shīqù
失去
le
了
xīrì
昔日
de
的
guāngcǎi
光彩
。
The jewels have lost their luster because of ill-keeping.
3
Zhè
这
kuǎn
款
xīnxíng
新型
qìchē
汽车
guāngcǎiduómù
光彩夺目
,
yǐnrénzhùyì
引人注意
。
The car is glittering and attractive.
4
Zhèxiē
这些
gēxīng
歌星
,
gègè
个个
dǎban
打扮
de
得
guāngcǎizhàorén
光彩照人
!
These singers were dressed elegantly.
光荣 (Noun) to mean "honor", is used for big events; for more concrete things; 光彩 (Noun) can also be used (often in collocation with 上).
5
Xiǎolǐ
小李
dé
得
le
了
shùxué
数学
dàjiǎng
大奖
,
zhè
这
shì
是
tā
她
de
的
guāngróng
光荣
,
yě
也
shì
是
xuéxiào
学校
de
的
guāngróng
光荣
。
Xiao Li won the big prize of math, which is her glory as well as her school's.
6
Guāngróng
光荣
guī
归
yú
于
zǔguó
祖国
。
Glory is atributed to our motherland.
7
Qǐyè
企业
zhuàn
赚
le
了
qián
钱
,
tuīxiāo
推销
rényuán
人员
liǎnshàng
脸上
yě
也
juéde
觉得
yǒu
有
guāngcǎi
光彩
。
The salesman takes pride in his company's profits.
8
Xuésheng
学生
fàn
犯
le
了
cuòwù
错误
,
zhāng
张
lǎoshī
老师
yě
也
juéde
觉得
liǎnshàng
脸上
méiyǒu
没有
guāngcǎi
光彩
。
Mr.Zhang felt ashamed of his student's mistakes.
光彩 (Adjective) to mean "praiseworthy, respectable", it can be used for concrete things or feelings as predicate and attributive.
9
Xiǎozhāng
小张
shàng
上
le
了
míngpái
名牌
dàxué
大学
,
fùmǔ
父母
juéde
觉得
liǎnshàng
脸上
hěn
很
guāngcǎi
光彩
。
Xiao Zhang's parents felt glorious at his being admitted by a famous uniers.
10
Nǚpéngyou
女朋友
bèi
被
rén
人
qīfu
欺负
,
tā
他
què
却
bù
不
gǎn
敢
zhīshēng
吱声
,
zhēn
真
bù
不
guāngcǎi
光彩
!
How shameful he is! For when his girlfriend was bullied,he dared not to give her a hand at that time.
11
Xiǎoxuéshēng
小学生
shèjīnbùmèi
拾金不昧
,
zhè
这
shì
是
guāngcǎi
光彩
de
的
shì
事
。
It's honored that a pupil returns what he finds.
光荣 (Adjective) can be used and can also function as adverbials, for bigger events or abstract feelings.
Looked at from another angle, 光彩 (adj.) stresses external impressions, while 光荣 (adj.) stresses the overall manifestation.
12
Wéi
为
rénmín
人民
lì
立
le
了
dà
大
gōng
功
,
zhè
这
jī
几
wèi
位
gōngwù
公务
xié
页
juéde
觉得
fēicháng
非常
guāngróng
光荣
。
The several civil servants felt proud of their merits for the people.
13
Zài
在
cóngshì
从事
jiàoyù
教育
gōngzuò
工作
mǎn
满
sānshí
三十
nián
年
de
的
shíhou
时候
,
tā
他
guāngróng
光荣
dì
地
huòdé
获得
le
了
xuéxiào
学校
de
的
jiǎnglì
奖励
。
He was prized by his school where he had been teaching for 30 years.
14
Lǎoliú
老刘
shì
是
zài
在
kànghóng
抗洪
qiánxiàn
前线
guāngróng
光荣
xīshēng
牺牲
de
的
。
It was in the antiflood front that Lao Liu lost his life.
15
Cūnzi
村子
lǐ
里
gěi
给
jūnshǔ
军属
lǎolǐ
老李
sòng
送
lái
来
le
了
guāngróng
光荣
zhī
之
jiā
家
de
的
biǎné
匾额
。
The village presented the Lis a frame with “Glorious Family", for their child is serving in the army.
光彩 and 光荣 are interchangeable when the distinction between a big event and a trifle is not clear, nor is it clear-cut between the external impression and the overall manifestation.
16
Jiànyìyǒngwéi
见义勇为
,
zhè
这
shì
是
guāngcǎi
光彩
(
guāngróng
光荣
)
de
的
shì
事
,
zhíde
值得
zànyáng
赞扬
。
It's glorious that you do bravely what is righteous.