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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

阳光

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yáng guāng

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Sunlight/ˈsʌn.laɪt/
nounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #850 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"房间里洒满了温暖的阳光。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Light directly from the sun.

    "The morning sunlight streamed through the bedroom window."
  2. 2

    The radiant energy emitted by the sun.

    "Plants convert sunlight into chemical energy through photosynthesis."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old English 'sunne' (sun) and 'lēoht' (light), both originating from Proto-Germanic roots. The compound has been used in Germanic languages since before the 10th century to denote the direct radiation emitted by the sun.

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