光速 guāng sù ㄍㄨㄤ ㄙㄨˋ gwong1 cuk1
- the speed of light
- (fig.) extremely quickly
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光
- 不光 bù guāng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄤ bat1 gwong1 not the only one
- 光亮 guāng liàng ㄍㄨㄤ ㄌㄧㄤˋ gwong1 loeng6 bright
- 光彩 guāng cǎi ㄍㄨㄤ ㄘㄞˇ gwong1 coi2 luster
- 光明 guāng míng ㄍㄨㄤ ㄇㄧㄥˊ gwong1 ming4 light
- 光是 guāng shì ㄍㄨㄤ ㄕˋ gwong1 si6 solely
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- 光荣 光榮 guāng róng ㄍㄨㄤ ㄖㄨㄥˊ gwong1 wing4 honor and glory
- 光滑 guāng huá ㄍㄨㄤ ㄏㄨㄚˊ gwong1 waat6 glossy; sleek; smooth
- 光泽 光澤 guāng zé ㄍㄨㄤ ㄗㄜˊ gwong1 zaak6 luster
- 光环 光環 guāng huán ㄍㄨㄤ ㄏㄨㄢˊ gwong1 waan4 ring of light; halo; (fig.) glory; splendor
- 光盘 光盤 guāng pán ㄍㄨㄤ ㄆㄢˊ gwong1 pun4 compact disc (CD); DVD; CD-ROM
- 光碟 guāng dié ㄍㄨㄤ ㄉㄧㄝˊ gwong1 dip2 optical disc
- 光线 光線 guāng xiàn ㄍㄨㄤ ㄒㄧㄢˋ gwong1 sin3 light ray
- 光缆 光纜 guāng lǎn ㄍㄨㄤ ㄌㄢˇ gwong1 laam6 optical cable
- 光临 光臨 guāng lín ㄍㄨㄤ ㄌㄧㄣˊ gwong1 lam4 (formal) to honor with one's presence
- 光芒 guāng máng ㄍㄨㄤ ㄇㄤˊ gwong1 mong4 rays of light
- 光辉 光輝 guāng huī ㄍㄨㄤ ㄏㄨㄟ gwong1 fai1 radiance
- 光顾 光顧 guāng gù ㄍㄨㄤ ㄍㄨˋ gwong1 gu3 to visit (as a customer)
- 采光 採光 cǎi guāng ㄘㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄤ coi2 gwong1 to get natural light (e.g. through a window)
- 星光 xīng guāng ㄒㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄤ sing1 gwong1 starlight
- 时光 時光 shí guāng ㄕˊ ㄍㄨㄤ si4 gwong1 time
速
- 加速 jiā sù ㄐㄧㄚ ㄙㄨˋ gaa1 cuk1 to accelerate; to speed up; to expedite
- 快速 kuài sù ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄙㄨˋ faai3 cuk1 fast; high-speed; rapid
- 提速 tí sù ㄊㄧˊ ㄙㄨˋ tai4 cuk1 to increase the specified cruising speed
- 时速 時速 shí sù ㄕˊ ㄙㄨˋ si4 cuk1 speed per hour
- 减速 減速 jiǎn sù ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄙㄨˋ gaam2 cuk1 to reduce speed; to slow down
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- 火速 huǒ sù ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄙㄨˋ fo2 cuk1 at top speed
- 超速 chāo sù ㄔㄠ ㄙㄨˋ ciu1 cuk1 to exceed the speed limit
- 车速 車速 chē sù ㄔㄜ ㄙㄨˋ ce1 cuk1 vehicle speed
- 迅速 xùn sù ㄒㄩㄣˋ ㄙㄨˋ seon3 cuk1 rapid
- 速度 sù dù ㄙㄨˋ ㄉㄨˋ cuk1 dou6 speed; rate; velocity; (music) tempo
- 飞速 飛速 fēi sù ㄈㄟ ㄙㄨˋ fei1 cuk1 swift
- 高速 gāo sù ㄍㄠ ㄙㄨˋ gou1 cuk1 high speed
- 高速公路 gāo sù gōng lù ㄍㄠ ㄙㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄨˋ gou1 cuk1 gung1 lou6 expressway; highway; freeway
- 不速 bù sù ㄅㄨˋ ㄙㄨˋ bat1 cuk1 uninvited (guest)
- 低速 dī sù ㄉㄧ ㄙㄨˋ dai1 cuk1 low speed
- 倍速 bèi sù ㄅㄟˋ ㄙㄨˋ pui5 cuk1 sped-up (playback)
- 全速 quán sù ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄙㄨˋ cyun4 cuk1 top speed
- 匀速 勻速 yún sù ㄩㄣˊ ㄙㄨˋ wan4 cuk1 uniform velocity
- 周速 zhōu sù ㄓㄡ ㄙㄨˋ zau1 cuk1 cycle time
- 地速 dì sù ㄉㄧˋ ㄙㄨˋ dei6 cuk1 groundspeed (of an aircraft etc)
Idioms with these characters
- 波光粼粼 bō guāng lín lín ㄅㄛ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ bo1 gwong1 leon4 leon4 (idiom) (of water) shimmering with ripples; glistening
- 春光乍泄 chūn guāng zhà xiè ㄔㄨㄣ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄓㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋ ceon1 gwong1 zaa3 sit3 spring sunshine emerges to bring the world alive (idiom)
- 刀光剑影 刀光劍影 dāo guāng jiàn yǐng ㄉㄠ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄥˇ dou1 gwong1 gim3 jing2 lit. flash of knives and swords (idiom)
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- 电光朝露 電光朝露 diàn guāng zhāo lù ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄓㄠ ㄌㄨˋ din6 gwong1 ziu1 lou6 flash of lightning, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral
- 风光旖旎 風光旖旎 fēng guāng yǐ nǐ ㄈㄥ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄧˇ ㄋㄧˇ (idiom) idyllic scenery; picturesque landscape
- 浮光掠影 fú guāng lüè yǐng ㄈㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄌㄩㄝˋ ㄧㄥˇ fau4 gwong1 loek6 jing2 flickering light and passing shadows (idiom)
- 光风霁月 光風霽月 guāng fēng jì yuè ㄍㄨㄤ ㄈㄥ ㄐㄧˋ ㄩㄝˋ gwong1 fung1 zai3 jyut6 lit. light breeze and clear moon (idiom)
- 光芒万丈 光芒萬丈 guāng máng wàn zhàng ㄍㄨㄤ ㄇㄤˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄤˋ gwong1 mong4 maan6 zoeng6 (idiom) boundless radiance; splendor
- 光明磊落 guāng míng lěi luò ㄍㄨㄤ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄟˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ gwong1 ming4 leoi5 lok6 open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
- 光前裕后 光前裕後 guāng qián yù hòu ㄍㄨㄤ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄩˋ ㄏㄡˋ gwong1 cin4 jyu6 hau6 to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
- 兵贵神速 兵貴神速 bīng guì shén sù ㄅㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄣˊ ㄙㄨˋ bing1 gwai3 san4 cuk1 lit. speed is a crucial asset in war (idiom)
- 不速之客 bù sù zhī kè ㄅㄨˋ ㄙㄨˋ ㄓ ㄎㄜˋ bat1 cuk1 zi1 haak3 (idiom) uninvited or unexpected guest
- 马工枚速 馬工枚速 Mǎ gōng Méi sù ㄇㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄇㄟˊ ㄙㄨˋ maa5 gung1 mui4 cuk1 Sima Xiangru is meticulous and Mei Gao is fast (idiom)
Example sentences
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光速 比 音速 快 很 多 。
The speed of light is much greater than that of sound.
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光速 比 音速 快 ， 所以 某些 人 在 开口 開口 前 ， 看起来 看起來 还 還 挺 聪明 聰明 的 。
It is because light travels faster than sound that some people look brilliant before sounding stupid.
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