光guānglight; ray

1. 1.

   light; raynoun

2. 2.

   only; merelyadverb

3. 3.

   used up; finishedadjective

• 光light; ray

有光 says light is there, 光有 says someone only has something, and 用光 says something is used up.

1. HSK 1

   房间里有光。

   Fángjiān lǐ yǒu guāng.

   There is light in the room.

2. HSK 1

   白天有光。

   Báitiān yǒu guāng.

   There is light in the daytime.

3. HSK 1

   我光有一本书。

   Wǒ guāng yǒu yì běn shū.

   I only have one book.

4. HSK 3

   水用光了。

   Shuǐ yòng guāng le.

   The water has been used up.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   房间里有光吗？

   Fángjiān lǐ yǒu guāng ma?

   Is there light in the room?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   房间里有光。

   Fángjiān lǐ yǒu guāng.

   There is light in the room.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   光多吗？

   Guāng duō ma?

   Is there a lot of light?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   不多。我光有一点光。

   Bù duō. Wǒ guāng yǒu yì diǎn guāng.

   Not much. I only have a little light.

1. 1.Fill in the blank: 房间里有___。(There is light in the room.)

   A光B水C个
2. 2.Which sentence means "I only have one book"?

   A我光有一本书。B我在家。C他很大。
3. 3.Fill in the blank: 水用___了。(The water has been used up.)

   A光B是C的

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Related words

• 看kànto see; to look atHSK 1
• 房间fáng jiānroomHSK 1
• 水shuǐwaterHSK 1
• 书shūbookHSK 1
• 有yǒuto have; there isHSK 1
• 用yòngto use; to make use of; to employHSK 3

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