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光彩 (guāng cǎi): Lustre (Noun, Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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光 • guāng • light • HSK 2.0 L4
HSK 4
guāng光

light

彩 • cǎi • color, variegated colors, brilliance
cǎi彩

color, variegated colors, brilliance

Word Info

Pinyinguāng cǎi
Meaninglustre; splendour; radiance
Characters2
SyntaxNoun, Adjective

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 光彩.

  • 鼻涕bí tìsnot; nasal mucus
  • 边缘biān yuánborder; edge; fringe; margin
  • 不顾bú gùdisregard; in spite of
  • 把关bǎ guānguard a pass/checkpoint
  • 波涛bō tāogreat waves
  • 播种bō zhòngto sow; to seed
  • 霸道bà dàostrong; potent
  • 贝壳bèi kéconch; sea shell
  • 财富cái fùwealth; fortune; riches
  • 被告bèi gàodefendant; the accused
  • 不免bù miǎnunavoidable; bound to; invariably inevitably
  • 不料bú liàounexpectedly; to one's surprise
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 光彩.

Words with 光
  • 不光bù guāngnot the only one
  • 阳光yáng guāngoptimistic; cheerful; sunlight
  • 光临guāng línto honour with your presence
  • 光明
guāng míng
light; bright; openhearted
  • 光滑guāng huásmooth; glossy; slick
  • 光盘guāng pánlaser disc (eg CD or DVD)
  • 光线guāng xiànlight ray
  • 灯光dēng guāng(stage) lighting
    • Words with 彩
    • 精彩jīng cǎibrilliant
    • 彩色cǎi sècolor
    • 彩虹cǎi hóngrainbow
    • 色彩sè cǎicolour; hue; tint
    • 丰富多彩fēng fù duō cǎirichly colorful
    • 剪彩jiǎn cǎicut the ribbon at an opening ceremony
    • 彩票cǎi piàolottery ticket; raffle ticket
    • 喝彩hè cǎiCheer / acclaim
    4.

    Readings & Senses

    guāng cǎi(guang cai)
    1. [noun/adjective]lustre; splendour; radiance[HSK6]
    2. [noun/adjective]lustre; splendour; radiance[HSK 3.0 · L7-9]
    5.

    How to Use 光彩 in Sentences

    Adverb + Adjectivewith不
    bù不
    guāng光
    cǎi彩
    neutral
    dishonorable
    Verb + Object
    shī失
    qù去
    guāng光
    cǎi彩
    Idiom
    guāng光
    cǎi彩
    zhào照
    rén人
    6.

    Example Sentences with 光彩

    tài太
    yáng阳
    de的
    guāng光
    cǎi彩
    hěn很
    neutral
    lose luster
    zēng增
    tiān添
    guāng光
    cǎi彩
    neutral
    add luster
    formal
    radiant and dazzling
    guāng光
    cǎi彩
    duó夺
    mù目
    formal
    dazzlingly brilliant
    liàng亮
    。
    The sun's brilliance is very bright.
    Zhè这
    kē颗
    zuàn钻
    shí石
    zài在
    dēng灯
    guāng光
    xià下
    shǎn闪
    yào耀
    zhe着
    duó夺
    mù目
    de的
    guāng光
    cǎi彩
    。
    This diamond sparkles with dazzling radiance under the light.
    tā他
    qiān谦
    xùn逊
    de的
    pǐn品
    gé格
    ，
    bǐ比
    rèn任
    hé何
    jiǎng奖
    bēi杯
    dōu都
    gèng更
    xiǎn显
    guāng光
    cǎi彩
    。
    His humble character shines brighter than any trophy.
    nǐ你
    jué觉
    de得
    zhè这
    fú幅
    huà画
    de的
    guāng光
    cǎi彩
    shì是
    fǒu否
    zú足
    gòu够
    xī吸
    yǐn引
    guān观
    zhòng众
    ？
    Do you think the radiance of this painting is sufficient to attract the audience?
    kuài快
    kàn看
    ，
    yǔ雨
    hòu后
    shù树
    yè叶
    shàng上
    de的
    shuǐ水
    zhū珠
    zhèng正
    fàn泛
    zhe着
    jīng晶
    yíng莹
    de的
    guāng光
    cǎi彩
    ne呢
    ！
    Look! The water droplets on the leaves are glistening with a crystal-clear radiance after the rain!