北极光

北極光

běijíguāng

noun #24,753

Meanings

她去冰岛就是为了看北极光。

Tā qùbīng dǎo jiùshì wèile kàn běijíguāng.

She went to Iceland specifically to see the northern lights.

北极光在深蓝色的夜空中绽放出绚丽的颜色。

Běijíguāng zài shēnlánsè de yèkōng zhōng zhànfàng chū xuànlì de yánsè.

The aurora borealis blazed with brilliant colors in the deep blue night sky.

memory

北极 = North Pole (北 north + 极 extreme/pole), 光 = light. So 北极光 is literally 'North Pole light'. Compare 南极光 (aurora australis / southern lights).

北 běi

极 jí

光 guāng