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liàng
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English Definitionbright; clear; resonant; to shine; to show; to reveal
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Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinliàng
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
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Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄌㄧㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)loeng6
Part of Speech(形) adjective, (动) verb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=2 TOCFL=5,6

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Words With Same Head Word    
亮相liàngxiàngto strike a pose (Chinese opera); (fig.) to make a public appearance; to come out in public (revealing one's true personality, opinions etc); (of a product) to appear on the market or at a trade show etc
亮度liàngdùbrightness
亮丽liànglìbright and beautiful
亮起liàngqǐto raise
亮光liàngguānglight; beam of light; gleam of light; light reflected from an object
Words With Same Tail Word    
明亮míngliàngbright; shining; glittering; to become clear
光亮guāngliàngbright
响亮xiǎngliàngloud and clear; resounding
闪亮shǎnliàngbrilliant; shiny; a flare; to glisten; to twinkle
天亮tiānliàngdawn; daybreak
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