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朝阳

朝陽
zhāoyáng
noun #32,929

Meanings

  1. 1 the morning sun; rising sun
  2. 2 Chaoyang - name of districts and cities, most famously Chaoyang District in Beijing (read Cháoyáng)
  3. 3 facing the sun; sun-facing (south-facing)

Examples

HSK 3
朝阳从东方升起。
Zhāoyáng cóng dōngfāng shēngqǐ.
The morning sun rises from the east.
HSK 3
他住在北京朝阳区。
Tā zhù zài Běijīng Cháoyáng Qū.
He lives in Beijing's Chaoyang District.
HSK 7-9
这套房子朝阳，采光特别好。
Zhè tào fángzi cháoyáng, cǎiguāng tèbié hǎo.
This apartment faces the sun and gets excellent natural light.

Tips

usage
朝阳 has two distinct readings. zhāoyáng = 'the morning sun' (poetic, also figurative as in 朝阳产业 'sunrise industry'). cháoyáng = 'facing the sun' (real-estate listings: 朝阳的房子 = south-facing apartment), and is the reading used for the place name Beijing 朝阳区. Other Chaoyangs include Chaoyang in Liaoning and Chaoyang District in Changchun.
culture
朝阳群众 ('Chaoyang masses') is a famous Beijing meme: residents of Chaoyang District have a long track record of tipping police off about celebrity drug scandals, earning them the nickname 'the world's fifth-largest intelligence agency' in Chinese internet humor.

Stroke Order

朝 cháo
阳 yáng