曝光 (bàoguāng) · to expose

曝光 (bàoguāng) means “to expose; to make public; (photo) exposure”. It is written with 2 characters: 曝 (to air out) + 光 (light). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 曝光 is built

The characters

曝 pù · to air out

What 曝 is made of

日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
  - 冂 — frame
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
暴bào — violent
- 日rì — sun; day
  - 口kǒu — mouth
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 共gòng — all
  - 廾gǒng — two hands
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 八bā — eight
- 水shuǐ — water

光 guāng · light

What 光 is made of

⺌ — structural part
兀wù — weak
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 儿ér — child
  - 丿 — falling stroke
  - 乚 — hook stroke

Origin hint: A person 儿 carrying a torch 火 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

这件事被媒体曝光了。Zhè jiàn shì bèi méitǐ bàoguāng le.This matter was exposed by the media.

照片曝光时间太长了。Zhàopiān bàoguāng shíjiān tài cháng le.The photo's exposure time was too long.

Questions about 曝光

What does 曝光 mean?

曝光 (bàoguāng) means “to expose; to make public; (photo) exposure”.

How do you pronounce 曝光?

曝光 is pronounced bàoguāng.

Which HSK level is 曝光?

曝光 is in Old HSK 6.

Related words

Learn 曝光 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 7: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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