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开朗 kāilǎng

开朗 kāilǎng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 8 English Translations of the word 开朗 kāilǎng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
kāilǎng | kai1 lang3
English translation
spacious and well-lit
open and clear
to open out (onto a wider vista)
optimistic
cheerful
carefree
easy-going
open-minded

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About 开朗 kāilǎng

Read some general information about the Chinese word 开朗 kāilǎng .

Traditional form

開朗

Part of speech

Place name / 地名 dì míng Dìmíng
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Etymology of 开朗 kāilǎng

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kāi

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Simplified form of kāi . Pictograph of two hands opening the bolt on a door. The traditional component mén was removed for simplification.

Positional decomposition

一廾

Number of Strokes

4
lǎng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. yuè represents the meaning and liáng represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

liáng

Semantic compound

yuè

Positional decomposition

良月

Number of Strokes

10

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Example sentences using 开朗 kāilǎng

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喜欢 xǐhuan 赖特 Lài tè 思想 sīxiǎng 开朗 kāilǎng , 谈吐 tán tǔ 锋利 fēnglì .

He liked Fulbright, the play of his civilized mind and, bite of his language.

dāng 我们 wǒmen fēi jìn 海岸 hǎi àn shí , tiān 开朗 kāilǎng ,倾刻之间万里无云.

As we approached the coast, the skies cleared and presently became cloudless.

置身于 mèng Zhōng 萦绕 yíng rào de 永恒 yǒnghéng de Shān Zhōng ,沉痛 chén tòng de xīn 开朗 kāilǎng 起来 qǐlai .

His sick heart lifted in the haunting eternity of the hills.

阳光 yángguāng 透过 tòu guò 窗户 chuānghu 照进来可是 kěshì zhè 不能 bù néng ràng de 心情开朗起来 qǐlai

The sun was streaming in through the window, yet it did nothing to lighten his mood.

duì 开朗 kāilǎng 坚定 jiāndìng 地一 xiào dàn xiào 有点 yǒu diǎn 自然 zìrán

She gave him a bright, determined smile which seemed unnatural.

开朗 kāilǎng Decomposition

See the 7 Chinese characters that make up 开朗 kāilǎng and their own compounds.

开朗 kāilǎng Compounds

See all 71 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 开朗 kāilǎng in their composition.

  • kāi
    • bìng
      • bīng
        • bǐng , píng , , , ,
      • píng
        • píng
      • bǐng , píng , pīn , bèng , pīn , pián , píng , bīng , bǐng , 軿 píng , bǐng , pián , bìng , , , , , , , pēng , , , , , , , , , , , bǐng , pián , 骿, ,
    • yán
      • yán
    • Xíng
      • xíng , xíng , xíng , , jīng , xíng
    • kāi
    • xíng , yán , jīng , xíng , qiān , qiān , , qiān , jiān , jiǎn , xíng , , , , , , , yán
  • lǎng
    • lǎng , ,
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