激光

jīguāng

noun HSK 7 #5,899

Measure Word

一束激光 shù

Meanings

1 laser

Characters

excite; stimulate

Examples

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.

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