yáng
noun #7,451

Meanings

  1. 1 sun; sunlight
  2. 2 positive; yang (of yin-yang)
  3. 3 male principle; open; overt

Examples

Jīntiān yángguāng hěn hǎo.
The sunshine is great today.
Tàiyáng chūlai le.
The sun has come out.
Tā shì yí gè hěn yángguāng de nánhái.
He's a very sunny/cheerful boy.

Tips

usage
is used in: 太阳 (sun), 阳光 (sunshine/sunny personality), 阳台 (balcony). In philosophy: 阴阳 (yin-yang). Many Chinese city names contain : 沈阳, , 贵阳.
culture
阴阳 (yīn-yáng) is a fundamental concept in Chinese philosophy. represents the bright, warm, active, masculine principle — the complement to (dark, cool, passive).

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