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 |  |