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title: "Guangming Meaning: 光明 (guāngmíng) Means “light”"
description: "光明 (guāngmíng) means “light; brightness”. Hear its tones, see what 光 and 明 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guangming"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 光明 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

光明 guāngmíng

## light; brightness

## It can also mean

- open-hearted; honest

## Its characters

1. 光 guāng light
2. 明 míng bright

## In a sentence

你的前途一片光明。 Your future is very bright.

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## More words with 光 or 明

- [曝光 bàoguāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baoguang)
- [表明 biǎomíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biaoming)
- [不光 bùguāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buguang)
- [查明 chámíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chaming)
- [聪明 cōngming](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/congming)
- [灯光 dēngguāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dengguang)
- [发光 fāguāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/faguang)
- [发明 fāmíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/faming)
- [风光 fēngguāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fengguang)
- [分明 fēnmíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fenming)

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