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title: "Guangxian Meaning: 光线 (guāngxiàn) Means “light”"
description: "光线 (traditional 光線, guāngxiàn) means “light; light ray”. Hear its tones, see what 光 and 线 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guangxian"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 光线 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

光线 guāngxiàn

## light; light ray

## Its characters

1. 光 guāng light
2. 线 xiàn thread

## In a sentence

房间里光线太暗了。 The light in the room is too dim.

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## More words with 光 or 线

- [曝光 bàoguāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baoguang)
- [不光 bùguāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buguang)
- [灯光 dēngguāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dengguang)
- [电线 diànxiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dianxian)
- [底线 dǐxiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dixian)
- [发光 fāguāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/faguang)
- [风光 fēngguāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fengguang)
- [光滑 guānghuá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guanghua)
- [光辉 guānghuī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guanghui)
- [光临 guānglín](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guanglin)

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