北极光

北極光

běijíguāng

noun #24,753

Meanings

HSK 6

她去冰岛就是为了看北极光。

Tā qù Bīngdǎo jiùshì wèile kàn běijíguāng.

She went to Iceland specifically to see the northern lights.

HSK 7-9

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