激光

jīguāng

noun HSK 7-9 #5,899

Measure Word

一束激光 shù

Meanings

1 laser

Characters

excite; stimulate

Examples

HSK 5

激光技术在医学上应用广泛。

Jīguāng jìshù zài yīxué shàng yìngyòng guǎngfàn.

Laser technology is widely used in medicine.

HSK 6

他做了激光近视手术。

Tā zuò le jīguāng jìnshì shǒushù.

He had laser eye surgery for nearsightedness.

Tips

memory

激光 literally means "stimulated light" (激 = stimulate, 光 = light), which is exactly what a laser is - light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation.

Stroke Order

激 jī

光 guāng