了 瞭 liǎo (of eyes) bright / clear-sighted / to understand clearly syn 聪明 聰明 cōng ming intelligent / clever / bright / acute (of sight and hearing) syn 光 guāng light / ray (CL:道[dao4]) / bright / shiny / only / merely / used up / finished / to leave (a part of the body) uncovered syn 白 bái white / snowy / pure / bright / empty / blank / plain / clear / to make clear / in vain / gratuitous / free of charge / reactionary / anti-communist / funeral / to stare coldly / to write wrong character / to state / to explain / vernacular / spoken lines in opera syn 明 míng bright / opposite: dark 暗[an4] / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods syn 摆脱 擺脫 bǎi tuō to break away from / to cast off (old ideas etc) / to get rid of / to break away (from) / to break out (of) / to free oneself from / to extricate oneself syn 心灵 心靈 xīn líng bright / smart / quick-witted / heart / thoughts / spirit syn 光明 guāng míng light / radiance / (fig.) bright (prospects etc) / openhearted syn 层次 層次 céng cì layer / level / gradation / arrangement of ideas / (a person's) standing syn 创新 創新 chuàng xīn to bring forth new ideas / to blaze new trails / innovation syn 明亮 míng liàng bright / shining / glittering / to become clear syn 亮点 亮點 liàng diǎn highlight / bright spot syn 明媚 míng mèi bright and beautiful syn 光亮 guāng liàng bright syn 游说 遊說 yóu shuì to lobby / to campaign / to promote (an idea, a product) / (old) to visit various rulers and promote one's political ideas (in the Warring States period) syn 鲜明 鮮明 xiān míng (of colors) bright / fresh and clear / clear-cut / distinct syn 精光 jīng guāng nothing left (money, food etc) / all finished / bright and shiny / radiant / glorious syn 明朗 míng lǎng bright / clear / obvious / forthright / open-minded / bright and cheerful syn 光光 guāng guāng bright / shiny / smooth / naked / bald / penniless 聪慧 聰慧 cōng huì bright / intelligent syn 牢笼 牢籠 láo lóng cage / trap (e.g. basket, pit or snare for catching animals) / fig. bonds (of wrong ideas) / shackles (of past misconceptions) / to trap / to shackle syn 鲜艳 鮮艷 xiān yàn bright-colored / gaily-colored syn 脑瓜 腦瓜 nǎo guā skull / brain / head / mind / mentality / ideas syn 璀璨 cuǐ càn bright / resplendent syn 明月 míng yuè bright moon / refers to 夜明珠, a legendary pearl that can glow in the dark / CL:輪|轮[lun2] syn 亮闪闪 亮閃閃 liàng shǎn shǎn bright syn 出谋划策 出謀劃策 chū móu huà cè to put forward plans and ideas (also derogatory) / to give advice (idiom) syn 产出 產出 chǎn chū to produce (graduates, breast milk, toxic waste, creative ideas etc) / output syn 光洁 光潔 guāng jié bright and clean syn 明镜 明鏡 míng jìng mirror (as a metaphor for sth beautiful, bright and flat – such as a lake – or sth that provides clarity and insight) 熠熠 yì yì glistening / bright syn 灵机一动 靈機一動 líng jī yī dòng a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom) / to hit upon an inspiration / to be struck by a brainwave syn 迂腐 yū fǔ pedantic / trite / inflexible / adherence to old ideas syn 达意 達意 dá yì to express or convey one's ideas syn 洪流 hóng liú a powerful current / a flood (often fig., e.g. a flood of ideas) syn 皎洁 皎潔 jiǎo jié shining clean / bright (moonlight) syn 鲜红 鮮紅 xiān hóng scarlet / bright red syn 聪敏 聰敏 cōng mǐn bright / sharp / quick-witted syn 心路 xīn lù scheme / artifice / tolerance / intention / motive / train of thought / brains / wit / ideas syn 商榷 shāng què to discuss / to bring up various ideas for discussion syn 理解力 lǐ jiě lì ability to grasp ideas / understanding 光鲜 光鮮 guāng xiān bright and neat 炉火纯青 爐火純青 lú huǒ chún qīng lit. the stove fire has turned bright green (allusion to Daoist alchemy) (idiom) / fig. (of an art, a technique etc) brought to the point of perfection syn 炯炯有神 jiǒng jiǒng yǒu shén (idiom) eyes bright and full of expression syn 误区 誤區 wù qū mistaken ideas / misconceptions / the error of one's ways 雪亮 xuě liàng lit. bright as snow / shiny / dazzling / sharp (of eyes) syn 鲜亮 鮮亮 xiān liang bright (color) / vivid syn 艳阳天 艷陽天 yàn yáng tiān bright sunny day / blazing hot day 文采 wén cǎi literary talent / literary grace / rich and bright colors syn 朝气蓬勃 朝氣蓬勃 zhāo qì péng bó full of youthful energy (idiom) / vigorous / energetic / a bright spark syn 银光 銀光 yín guāng silvery light / bright white light / shining white light 水汪汪 shuǐ wāng wāng watery / waterlogged (soil) / limpid / bright and intelligent (eyes) syn 明晃晃 míng huǎng huǎng shining / bright syn 晴好 qíng hǎo bright and sunny weather syn 清明 qīng míng clear and bright / sober and calm / (of a government or administration) well ordered syn 爽朗 shuǎng lǎng clear and bright (of weather) / straightforward / candid / open syn 水灵 水靈 shuǐ líng (of fruit etc) fresh / (of a person etc) full of life / healthy-looking / (of eyes) moist and bright / lustrous syn 金灿灿 金燦燦 jīn càn càn golden-bright and dazzling syn 透亮 tòu liàng bright / shining / translucent / crystal clear syn 五光十色 wǔ guāng shí sè bright and multicolored / of rich variety / (fig.) dazzling / glitzy syn 清朗 qīng lǎng clear and bright / unclouded / clear and sonorous (voice) / clear and lively (narrative) syn 一脉相承 一脈相承 yī mài xiāng chéng traceable to the same stock (idiom) / of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc) 炯炯 jiǒng jiǒng (literary) (of eyes) bright / shining syn 耿耿 gěng gěng bright / devoted / having sth on one's mind / troubled 亮堂 liàng táng bright / clear syn 少壮派 少壯派 shào zhuàng pài young guard / young and vigorous group with new ideas / new wave 脱胎 脫胎 tuō tāi to be born / (fig.) to develop out of sth else (of ideas, stories, political systems etc) / (fig.) to shed one's body (to be reborn) / bodiless (e.g. lacquerware) 红彤彤 紅彤彤 hóng tōng tōng bright red syn 眉目 méi mù general facial appearance / features / arrangement / sequence of ideas / logic (of writing) / rough sketch or general idea of things syn 清亮 qīng liàng (of sound) clear and resonant / bright / (of eyes) bright / (of water) crystal-clear / limpid / clear (in one's mind) syn 建言 jiàn yán to make a suggestion / to state (one's views, ideas etc) / suggestion / advice / idea 嫣红 嫣紅 yān hóng bright red syn 晶亮 jīng liàng bright / glittering syn 边儿 邊兒 biān r side / edge / margin / border / boundary / proximity / thread (of ideas, plots etc) / see also 邊|边[bian1] 明净 明淨 míng jìng bright and clean / luminous syn 新思想 xīn sī xiǎng new ideas 明丽 明麗 míng lì bright and beautiful / (of a landscape) gorgeous / (of a color) vibrant syn 灵机 靈機 líng jī sudden inspiration / bright idea / clever trick syn 心眼儿 心眼兒 xīn yǎn r one's thoughts / mind / intention / willingness to accept new ideas / baseless suspicions syn 慧黠 huì xiá intelligent / bright / sharp syn 众说 眾說 zhòng shuō various ideas / diverse opinions syn 粲然 càn rán clear and bright / with a big smile syn 皎皎 jiǎo jiǎo clear and bright syn 窗明几净 窗明几淨 chuāng míng jī jìng lit. clear window and clean table (idiom) / fig. bright and clean syn 敞亮 chǎng liàng bright and spacious syn 银亮 銀亮 yín liàng shiny bright as silver syn 爽 shuǎng bright / clear / crisp / open / frank / straightforward / to feel well / fine / pleasurable / invigorating / to deviate syn 亮 liàng bright / light / to shine / to flash / loud and clear / to show (one's passport etc) / to make public (one's views etc) syn 播 bō (bound form) to sow (seeds) / to spread (ideas, rumors etc) / to broadcast (radio signals etc) / Taiwan pr. [bo4] syn 朗 lǎng clear / bright syn 艳 豔 yàn bright / fresh and attractive / glamorous / (bound form) amorous / romantic / (literary) to admire / to envy syn 彩 cǎi (bright) color / variety / applause / applaud / lottery prize syn 蓄 xù to store up / to grow (e.g. a beard) / to entertain (ideas) syn 灼 zhuó to burn / to sear / to scorch / (bound form) bright / luminous syn 昭 zhāo bright / clear / manifest / to show clearly syn 烁 爍 shuò bright / luminous syn 锦 錦 jǐn brocade / embroidered work / bright syn 熙 xī (used in names) / (bound form) (literary) bright / prosperous / splendid / genial 亮丽 亮麗 liàng lì bright and beautiful syn 