通明

tōngmíng
adjective #50,307

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 4
Gōngchǎng lǐ dēngguāng tōngmíng, gōngrén zài jiābān.
The factory was brilliantly lit; the workers were doing overtime.
HSK 7-9
Jiérì de yèwǎn, zhěng tiáo jiē dēnghuǒ tōngmíng.
On festival nights, the whole street is brilliantly lit.

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 and fills everything, not just lights up locally.

Stroke Order

tōng
míng