太阳

tāiyáng

noun★Beginner

general

The star at the center of the Solar System and the primary source of light and energy for Earth.

太阳是我们的太阳系的中心星体。

The Sun is the central star of our Solar System.

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Often personified in mythology and astrology.

Collocations

太阳能solar energy

阳光phrase

sunlight

Ensure the 'ā' in 'tāiyáng' is pronounced with a flat, open tone.

From Old Chinese *tʰajŋ, likely from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tʰəjŋ.

Commonly used in both literal and metaphorical contexts (e.g., 'sun of the family').

太

great, extreme

prefix

阳

sun, masculine principle (in Taoist thought)

root

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