Today’s word of the day is 阳 (yáng) which is a noun that means sun. Let’s practice by making different words, phrases, and sentences with 阳 (yáng).
阳光 (yáng guāng) Sunshine
The first word is 阳光 (yáng guāng) which means sunshine. Let’s look at each character of this word, 阳 means sun, and 光 (guāng) means shine. A way of using it in a sentence is 阳光很刺眼。 (Yángguāng hěn cìyǎn.) The sunshine is dazzling. You can say this when you are outside without sunglasses and the sun is just too bright for you.
夕阳 (xī yáng) Sunset
Another word we can create with 阳 (yáng) is 夕阳 (xī yáng). This means ‘sunset’. Let’s again look at each character of this word, 夕 means evening or dusk and 阳means sun, so it literally means ‘the evening sun’. A way of using it in a sentence is 今天的夕阳真的很美。(Jīntiān de xīyáng zhēn de hěn měi.) The sunset today is really beautiful.
阳台 (yáng tái) Balcony
Finally, we can create the word 阳台 (yáng tái) which means balcony. The 台here means platform, literally a sun platform. A way of using it in a sentence is 我想在阳台晒太阳。(Wǒ xiǎng zài yángtái shài tàiyáng.) I want to sunbathe on the balcony.