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太阳 (tài yáng): Meaning, Examples & Usage | HSK 3

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太阳 consists of 2 characters.

sun, sunlight; positive, male principle

How to Use 太阳 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 太阳 with other words naturally.

Measure Word + Nounwith个

yí一

gè个

tài太

yáng阳

neutral

a sun

Adjective + Nounwith红红的

hóng红

hong红

de的

tài太

yáng阳

Subject + Verbwith升起

tài太

yáng阳

shēng升

qǐ起

Verb + Objectwith晒

shài晒

tài太

yáng阳

informalSpoken

Example Sentences with 太阳

tài太

yáng阳

hěn很

dà大

。

The sun is big.

neutral

red sun

neutral

the sun rises

bask in the sun

jīn今

tiān天

de的

tài太

yáng阳

hěn很

nuǎn暖

huo和

。

The sun is very warm today.

jīn今

tiān天

tài太

yáng阳

hěn很

shài晒

，

chū出

mén门

jì记

de得

tú涂

fáng防

shài晒

shuāng霜

。

The sun is very strong today, remember to apply sunscreen when going out.

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tài太

yáng阳

de的

néng能

liàng量

shì是

dì地

qiú球

shàng上

shēng生

mìng命

cún存

zài在

de的

jī基

chǔ础

。

The energy of the sun is the foundation for the existence of life on Earth.

tài太

yáng阳

cóng从

dōng东

fāng方

shēng升

qǐ起

。

The sun rises from the East.

wèi为

shén什

me么

dōng冬

tiān天

de的

tài太

yáng阳

kàn看

jīn今

tiān天

yīn阴

tiān天

，

wǒ我

men们

kàn看

bú不

dào

tài太

yáng阳

gěi给

dì地

qiú球

dài带

lái来

guāng光

hé和

tài太

yáng阳

luò落

shān山

hòu后

，

qì气

wēn温

kāi开

shǐ

qǐ起

lái来

bú不

nà那

me么

cì刺

yǎn眼

？

Why does the sun in winter appear less glaring?

到

tài太

yáng阳

。

It's cloudy today, we can't see the sun.

rè热

。

The sun brings light and heat to the Earth.

始

xùn迅

sù速

xià下

jiàng降

。

After the sun sets, the temperature begins to drop rapidly.

HSK 3 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 太阳.

银行yín hángbank
面包miàn bāobread
见面jiàn miànto meet
记得jì deto remember
变化biàn huàchange
衬衫chèn shānshirt
奶奶nǎi naigrandmother [father's mother]
照片zhào piànphotograph
历史lì shǐhistory
照相机zhào xiàng jīcamera
安静ān jìngto be quiet
电子邮件diàn zǐ yóu jiànemail

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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 太阳.

Words with 太

不太bù tài
太太tài tai
太平tài píng
太极tài jí
太空tài kōng
太极拳tài jí quán
太阳能tài yáng néng
晒太阳shài tài yáng

Words with

阳

阳光yáng guāngHSK 4
夕阳xī yáng
洛阳luò yáng
阳历yáng lì
阳台yáng tái
阳性yáng xìng
太阳能tài yáng néng
晒太阳shài tài yáng