| 轻松 | qīng sōng | light / gentle / relaxed / effortless / uncomplicated / to relax / to take things less seriously |   |
| 光明 | guāng míng | light / radiance / (fig.) bright (prospects etc) / openhearted | |
| 清淡 | qīng dàn | light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored) / insipid / slack (sales) | |
| 灯光 | dēng guāng | (stage) lighting / light | |
| 光线 | guāng xiàn | light ray / CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4] / light / illumination / lighting (for a photograph) | |
| 轻微 | qīng wēi | slight / light / trivial / to a small extent | |
| 轻薄 | qīng bó | light (weight) / frivolous / a philanderer / to scorn / disrespectful | |
| 燃起 | rán qǐ | to ignite / to light / fig. to spark off (hopes, controversy, flames of revolution) | |
| 轻型 | qīng xíng | light (machinery, aircraft etc) | |
| 亮光 | liàng guāng | light / beam of light / gleam of light / light reflected from an object | |
| 点亮 | diǎn liàng | to illuminate / to turn on the lights / to light (a blaze) | |
| 点着 | diǎn zháo | to light (a candle, cigarette etc) | |
| 淡薄 | dàn bó | thin / light / flagging / faint | |
| 燃放 | rán fàng | to light / to set off (firecrackers etc) | |
| 按照 | àn zhào | according to / in accordance with / in the light of / on the basis of | |
| 光芒 | guāng máng | rays of light / brilliant rays / radiance | |
| 依照 | yī zhào | according to / in light of | |
| 照明 | zhào míng | lighting / illumination / to light up / to illuminate | |
| 发光 | fā guāng | to emit light / to shine / to glow / to glisten / to be luminous | |
| 轻声 | qīng shēng | quietly / softly / neutral tone / light stress | |
| 夜色 | yè sè | night scene / the dim light of night | |
| 小雨 | xiǎo yǔ | light rain / drizzle | |
| 状元 | zhuàng yuán | top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system) / see 榜眼[bang3 yan3] and 探花[tan4 hua1] / top scorer in college entrance examination 高考[gao1 kao3] / (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field / leading light | |
| 照射 | zhào shè | to shine on / to light up / to irradiate | |
| 曙光 | shǔ guāng | the first light of dawn / (fig.) glimmer of hope after a dark period / a new beginning | |
| 微风 | wēi fēng | breeze / light wind | |
| 点心 | diǎn xin | light refreshments / pastry / dim sum (in Cantonese cooking) / dessert | |
| 轻盈 | qīng yíng | graceful / lithe / light and graceful / lighthearted / relaxed | |
| 恍然大悟 | huǎng rán dà wù | to suddenly realize / to suddenly see the light | |
| 灯泡 | dēng pào | light bulb / see also 電燈泡|电灯泡[dian4 deng1 pao4] / third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang) / CL:個|个[ge4] | |
| 路灯 | lù dēng | street lamp / street light | |
| 天亮 | tiān liàng | to grow light (at daybreak) | |
| 一大早 | yī dà zǎo | at dawn / at first light / first thing in the morning | |
| 光环 | guāng huán | ring of light / halo / (fig.) glory / splendor | |
| 光源 | guāng yuán | light source | |
| 照亮 | zhào liàng | to illuminate / to light up / lighting | |
| 轻巧 | qīng qiǎo | dexterous / deft / easy / light and easy to use / nimble / agile / lithe / graceful | |
| 点火 | diǎn huǒ | to ignite / to light a fire / to agitate / to start an engine / ignition / fig. to stir up trouble | |
| 面世 | miàn shì | to be published (of art, literary works etc) / to come out / to take shape / to see the light of day | |
| 轻快 | qīng kuài | light and quick / brisk / spry / lively / effortless / relaxed / agile / blithe | |
| 烛光 | zhú guāng | candle light / candle-lit (vigil etc) / candela, unit of luminous intensity (cd) | |
| 光影 | guāng yǐng | light and shadow / sunlight and shade | |
| 轻工 | qīng gōng | light engineering | |
| 红灯 | hóng dēng | red light | |
| 灵光 | líng guāng | divine light (around the Buddha) / a halo / a miraculous column of light / (slang) jolly good! | |
| 反光 | fǎn guāng | to reflect light | |
| 轻便 | qīng biàn | lightweight and portable / light and convenient | |
| 银光 | yín guāng | silvery light / bright white light / shining white light | |
| 电光 | diàn guāng | electric light / lightning / electro-optical | |
| 背光 | bèi guāng | to be in a poor light / to do sth with one's back to the light / to stand in one's own light | |
| 轻工业 | qīng gōng yè | light industry | |
| 揭发 | jiē fā | to expose / to bring to light / to disclose / revelation | |
| 采光 | cǎi guāng | to get natural light (e.g. through a window) | |
| 开火 | kāi huǒ | to open fire / to start shooting / to light the flame (for cooking) | |
| 光束 | guāng shù | light beam | |
| 光速 | guāng sù | the speed of light | |
| 电灯 | diàn dēng | electric light / CL:盞|盏[zhan3] | |
| 笑谈 | xiào tán | object of ridicule / laughingstock / to laugh over sth / to make light chat | |
| 轻飘飘 | qīng piāo piāo | light as a feather | |
| 晚点 | wǎn diǎn | (of trains etc) late / delayed / behind schedule / light dinner | |
| 流明 | liú míng | lumen (unit of light flux) (loanword) | |
| 比照 | bǐ zhào | according to / in the light of / contrast | |
| 轻轨 | qīng guǐ | light rail / transit system (underground, at street level or elevated) / streetcar / metro (abbr. for 輕型軌道交通|轻型轨道交通[qing1xing2 gui3dao4 jiao1tong1]) | |
| 淡蓝色 | dàn lán sè | light blue | |
| 浅色 | qiǎn sè | light color | |
| 灯管 | dēng guǎn | fluorescent light | |
| 轻风 | qīng fēng | breeze / light wind | |
| 绿灯 | lu:4 dēng | green light (traffic signal) / (fig.) permission to proceed | |
| 红绿灯 | hóng lu:4 dēng | traffic light / traffic signal | |
| 水落石出 | shuǐ luò shí chū | as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom) / the truth comes to light | |
| 光天化日 | guāng tiān huà rì | the full light of day (idiom) / fig. peace and prosperity / in broad daylight | |
| 光柱 | guāng zhù | light beam / light pillar (atmospheric optics) | |
| 大牛 | dà niú | (coll.) leading light / superstar / badass / (coll.) higher-priced model of Lamborghini | |
| 相干 | xiāng gān | relevant / to have to do with / (physics) (of light etc) coherent | |
| 开灯 | kāi dēng | to turn on the light | |
| 潇潇 | xiāo xiāo | (of wind and rain) howling and pounding / (of light rain) pattering | |
| 轻音乐 | qīng yīn yuè | light music | |
| 信号灯 | xìn hào dēng | signal light / car indicator | |
| 生火 | shēng huǒ | to make a fire / to light a fire | |
| 轻纱 | qīng shā | light muslin / gauze | |
| 光波 | guāng bō | light wave | |
| 柳暗花明 | liǔ àn huā míng | lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom) / at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope / light at the end of the tunnel | |
| 闯红灯 | chuǎng hóng dēng | to run a red light / failing to stop at a red traffic light / (slang) to have sex with a girl while she is menstruating | |
| 轻骑 | qīng qí | light cavalry / light motorcycle / moped | |
| 日光灯 | rì guāng dēng | fluorescent light | |
| 羽化 | yǔ huà | levitation (of Daoist immortal) / to become as light as a feather and ascend to heaven / (in Daoism) to become immortal / to die / of winged insects, to emerge from the cocoon in adult form / eclosion | |
| 以太 | yǐ tài | (loanword) ether (hypothetical medium that transmits light waves) | |
| 烧火 | shāo huǒ | to light a fire for cooking | |
| 白炽灯 | bái chì dēng | incandescent light | |
| 弥散 | mí sàn | to dissipate everywhere (of light, sound, gas etc) | |
| 电灯泡 | diàn dēng pào | light bulb / (slang) unwanted third guest | |
| 开光 | kāi guāng | eye-opening ceremony for a religious idol (Buddhism) / to consecrate / to bless / transparent / translucent / haircut / shaving the head or face (humorous) / a method of decoration / first light (astronomy) | |
| 光能 | guāng néng | light energy (e.g. solar) | |
| 淡黄 | dàn huáng | light yellow | |
| 淡妆 | dàn zhuāng | light makeup | |
| 流光溢彩 | liú guāng yì cǎi | lit. flowing light and overflowing color / brilliant lights and vibrant colors (idiom) | |
| 幢幢 | chuáng chuáng | (literary) (of light, shadows) flickering / dancing | |
| 挑灯 | tiǎo dēng | to light a lamp / to raise a lantern | |
| 尾灯 | wěi dēng | tail light (on vehicle) | |
| 散光 | sàn guāng | to diffuse light | |
