sun in Chinese

How to write 太阳

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太阳 is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 3. An intermediate band: enough vocabulary for everyday conversation and travel.

太阳 in a sentence

• 太tài阳yáng出chū来lái了le。

  The sun came out.

• 太tài阳yáng升shēng起qǐ来lái了le。

  The sun has risen.

• 太tài阳yáng很hěn大dà。

  The sun is huge.

• 太tài阳yáng能néng给gěi我wǒ们men温wēn暖nuǎn。

  The sun gives us warmth.

太阳 vs 阳光 vs 日

Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.

• 阳光 yáng guāng sunlight; sunshine

  The light, not the body — 阳光灿烂 'the sunshine is bright'.

• 日 rì sun; day (bound/literary)

  The bound, literary 'sun' — 日出 'sunrise', 生日 'birthday'. Spoken 'sun' is 太阳.