明朗 míng lǎng bright / clear / obvious / forthright / open-minded / bright and cheerful 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 锦绣前程 錦繡前程 jǐn xiù qián chéng bright future / bright prospects 东方不亮西方亮 東方不亮西方亮 dōng fāng bù liàng xī fāng liàng if it isn't bright in the east, it'll be bright in the west (idiom) / if something doesn't work here, it might work somewhere else 小朋友 xiǎo péng yǒu child / kid (used to refer to a child, or by an adult to address a child, or, in Taiwan, to refer to sb's own child) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 小屁孩 xiǎo pì hái kid / youngster / (derog.) brat 小屁孩日记 小屁孩日記 xiǎo pì hái rì jì Diary of a Wimpy Kid 羔皮 gāo pí lambskin / kid leather 胖墩儿 胖墩兒 pàng dūn r (coll.) short, fat person (esp. a kid) / a roly-poly 钥匙儿童 鑰匙兒童 latch-key child / latch-key kid 第叁文化孩子 第三文化孩子 Third Culture Kid 打哄 dǎ hǒng to fool around / to kid around 毛孩子 máo hái zi child / kid / (slang) furry pet (such as a dog or cat) syn 小萝卜头 小蘿蔔頭 xiǎo luó bo tou (coll.) little kid 萌娃 méng wá cute little kid 小登 xiǎo dēng (slang) youngster / kid (humorous or self-deprecating neologism derived from 老登[lao3 deng1], established since c. 2022) 异常 異常 yì cháng unusual / abnormal / extremely / exceptionally syn 特大 tè dà exceptionally big syn 绝佳 絕佳 jué jiā exceptionally good 分外 fèn wài exceptionally / not one's responsibility or job syn 特异 特異 tè yì exceptionally good / excellent / clearly outstanding / distinctive / peculiar / unique syn 瑰丽 瑰麗 guī lì elegant / magnificent / exceptionally beautiful syn 冰雪聪明 冰雪聰明 bīng xuě cōng ming exceptionally intelligent (idiom) 通天彻地 通天徹地 tōng tiān chè dì to know all under heaven / exceptionally talented (idiom) 熰 ōu severe drought / exceptionally hot weather 𬉼 熰 ōu severe drought / exceptionally hot weather 拔群 bá qún outstanding / exceptionally good 天赋异禀 天賦異稟 tiān fù yì bǐng extraordinary talent / exceptionally gifted 超常发挥 超常發揮 chāo cháng fā huī to outdo oneself / to perform exceptionally well 冰雪聪明 冰雪聰明 bīng xuě - cōng ming (idiom) exceptionally intelligent 心灵 心靈 xīn líng bright / smart / quick-witted / heart / thoughts / spirit syn 聪明 聰明 cōng ming intelligent / clever / bright / acute (of sight and hearing) syn 光明 guāng míng light / radiance / (fig.) bright (prospects etc) / openhearted syn 明亮 míng liàng bright / shining / glittering / to become clear syn 鲜明 鮮明 xiān míng (of colors) bright / fresh and clear / clear-cut / distinct syn 亮点 亮點 liàng diǎn highlight / bright spot 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 鲜艳 鮮艷 xiān yàn bright-colored / gaily-colored syn 光亮 guāng liàng bright syn 明媚 míng mèi bright and beautiful syn 清明 qīng míng clear and bright / sober and calm / (of a government or administration) well ordered syn 璀璨 cuǐ càn bright / resplendent syn 鲜红 鮮紅 xiān hóng scarlet / bright red syn 高招 gāo zhāo wise move / masterstroke / bright ideas syn 精光 jīng guāng nothing left (money, food etc) / all finished / bright and shiny / radiant / glorious syn 了 瞭 liǎo (of eyes) bright / clear-sighted / to understand clearly syn 爽朗 shuǎng lǎng clear and bright (of weather) / straightforward / candid / open syn 银光 銀光 yín guāng silvery light / bright white light / shining white light 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 光洁 光潔 guāng jié bright and clean syn 光光 guāng guāng bright / shiny / smooth / naked / bald / penniless 聪慧 聰慧 cōng huì bright / intelligent syn 文采 wén cǎi literary talent / literary grace / rich and bright colors 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) 光鲜 光鮮 guāng xiān bright and neat 雪亮 xuě liàng lit. bright as snow / shiny / dazzling / sharp (of eyes) 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 熠熠 yì yì glistening / bright syn 皎洁 皎潔 jiǎo jié shining clean / bright (moonlight) syn 嫣红 嫣紅 yān hóng bright red syn 水汪汪 shuǐ wāng wāng watery / waterlogged (soil) / limpid / bright and intelligent (eyes) syn 透亮 tòu liàng bright / shining / translucent / crystal clear syn 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 晶亮 jīng liàng bright / glittering syn 鲜亮 鮮亮 xiān liang bright (color) / vivid syn 朝气蓬勃 朝氣蓬勃 zhāo qì péng bó full of youthful energy (idiom) / vigorous / energetic / a bright spark syn 明晃晃 míng huǎng huǎng shining / bright syn 清朗 qīng lǎng clear and bright / unclouded / clear and sonorous (voice) / clear and lively (narrative) syn 明净 明淨 míng jìng bright and clean / luminous syn 炯炯有神 jiǒng jiǒng yǒu shén (idiom) eyes bright and full of expression syn 五光十色 wǔ guāng shí sè bright and multicolored / of rich variety / (fig.) dazzling / glitzy syn 艳阳天 艷陽天 yàn yáng tiān bright sunny day / blazing hot day 炯炯 jiǒng jiǒng (literary) (of eyes) bright / shining syn 金灿灿 金燦燦 jīn càn càn golden-bright and dazzling syn 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 红彤彤 紅彤彤 hóng tōng tōng bright red syn 聪敏 聰敏 cōng mǐn bright / sharp / quick-witted 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 耿耿 gěng gěng bright / devoted / having sth on one's mind / troubled 亮堂 liàng táng bright / clear syn 晴好 qíng hǎo bright and sunny weather syn 慧黠 huì xiá intelligent / bright / sharp syn 亮闪闪 亮閃閃 liàng shǎn shǎn bright 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 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 光 guāng light / ray (CL:道[dao4]) / bright / shiny / only / merely / used up / finished / to leave (a part of the body) uncovered syn 颖悟 穎悟 yǐng wù intelligent / bright syn 皎月 jiǎo yuè the bright moon syn 亮堂堂 liàng táng táng very bright / well-lit syn 大红大绿 大紅大綠 dà hóng dà lǜ bright-colored / garish 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 彩 cǎi (bright) color / variety / applause / applaud / lottery prize syn 朗 lǎng clear / bright syn 锦 錦 jǐn brocade / embroidered work / bright syn