点亮
diǎn liàng
ZH
to light up; to turn on; to illuminate (a light, screen, or digital avatar); also used metaphorically to mean inspire or brighten someone's mood
请点亮房间的灯。
Please turn on the room light.
Etymology
It is a compound Chinese word formed from 点 (meaning 'to touch/activate') and 亮 (meaning 'bright'), with the meaning of 'make bright' emerging in early modern vernacular Chinese.
Memory Aid
Break the word into two characters: 点 means activate, 亮 means bright. Combine them: activate brightness = turn on the light.
Collocations
点亮屏幕点亮蜡烛点亮图标点亮心情
Synonyms
照亮点燃
Antonyms
熄灭关闭
Related Words
开灯照明亮度