通明

tōngmíng
adjective #50,307

Meanings

  1. 1 brightly lit; brilliantly illuminated
  2. 2 bright throughout

Examples

Jiérì de yèwǎn, zhěng tiáo jiē dēnghuǒ tōngmíng.
On festival nights, the whole street is brilliantly lit.
Gōngchǎng lǐ dēngguāng tōngmíng, gōngrén zài jiābān.
The factory was brilliantly lit; the workers were doing overtime.

Tips

usage
Almost always paired: 灯火通明 'lights blazing throughout' is by far the most common collocation. The ('through') here means the brightness penetrates / fills everything, not just lights up locally.

Stroke Order

tōng
míng