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| Pronunciation |
: |
yáng |
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| Meaning |
: |
- the sun. (n)
- (in Chinese thought) Yang, the masculine or positive principle in nature. (n)
- (Physics) positive. (adj)
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| Radical |
: |
阝 |
| Strokes |
: |
6 |
| Traditional |
: |
陽 ( Stroke Order ) |
| Usage |
: |
18.7% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
| 2. |
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: |
the Gregorian calendar; solar calendar |
| 4. |
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: |
the evening sun; the setting sun |
Sentences:
| 1. The sun has come out. |
| tài |
yáng |
chū |
lái |
le |
。 |
| 太 |
阳 |
出 |
来 |
了 |
。 |
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| 太阳 |
: |
the sun |
| 出来 |
: |
come out |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
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| 2. The room is full of sunshine. |
| wū |
zi |
lǐ |
chōng |
mǎn |
zhe |
yáng |
guāng |
。 |
| 屋 |
子 |
里 |
充 |
满 |
着 |
阳 |
光 |
。 |
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| 屋子 |
: |
room |
| 里 |
: |
in, inside |
| 充满 |
: |
full of |
| 着 |
: |
added to a verb or adjective to indicate a continued action or state |
| 阳光 |
: |
sunshine |
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| 3. He’s a queer chap. |
| tā |
zhè |
ge |
rén |
yīn |
yáng |
guài |
qì |
de |
。 |
| 他 |
这 |
个 |
人 |
阴 |
阳 |
怪 |
气 |
的 |
。 |
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| 他 |
: |
he |
| 这 |
: |
this |
| 个 |
: |
measure word |
| 人 |
: |
person |
| 阴阳怪气 |
: |
(of a person’s manner of speaking) mystifying; eccentric; queer; odd |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used to form a noun phrase or nominal expression |
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