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liàng

bright

How common it is

亮 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.

Pronunciation focus

Say liàng slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.

Usage note

亮表示明亮,有光。

liàng biǎo shì míng liàng, yǒu guāng。

Bright means full of light.

Context note

亮常出现在灯、天空和眼睛里。

liàng cháng chū xiàn zài dēng 、 tiān kōng hé yǎn jīng lǐ。

Bright often appears with lights, the sky, and eyes.

5 examples

房间很亮。
fáng jiān hěn liàng。
The room is bright.
灯亮了。
dēng liàng le。
The light is on.
天空很亮。
tiān kōng hěn liàng。
The sky is bright.
他的眼睛很亮。
tā de yǎn jīng hěn liàng。
His eyes are bright.
请把灯打开,房间更亮。
qǐng bǎ dēng dǎ kāi, fáng jiān gèng liàng。
Please turn on the light; the room will be brighter.

5 mini stories

早上太阳出来了,屋子里变亮了。
zǎo shàng tài yáng chū lái le, wū zi lǐ biàn liàng le。
In the morning the sun came out, and the room became brighter.
晚上开了灯以后,桌子看得很亮。
wǎn shàng kāi le dēng yǐ hòu, zhuō zi kàn dé hěn liàng。
After turning on the light at night, the table looks bright.
她有一双很亮的眼睛。
tā yǒu yì shuāng hěn liàng de yǎn jīng。
She has a pair of bright eyes.
月亮很亮,天空也很美。
yuè liàng hěn liàng, tiān kōng yě hěn měi。
The moon is bright, and the sky is beautiful too.
这间教室很亮,大家都喜欢。
zhè jiān jiào shì hěn liàng, dà jiā dōu xǐ huan。
This classroom is very bright, and everyone likes it.

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