阳

yáng

阳 — yáng

1. positive (electric)

   这个电极是阳极。 zhège diànjí shì yángjí — This electrode is the positive electrode.

2. sun

   太阳升起，阳光洒满大地。 tàiyáng shēngqǐ yángguāng sǎmǎn dàdì — The sun rose and sunlight filled the land.

3. male principle; yang (in Taoist cosmology)

   阴阳是中国传统哲学中的基本概念，阳代表阳性、光明和活动。 yīnyáng shì zhōngguó chuántǒng zhéxué zhōng de jīběngàiniàn yáng dàibiǎo yángxìng guāngmíng hé huódòng — Yin and yang are basic concepts in traditional Chinese philosophy; yang represents masculinity, light, and activity.

4. Yang (surname); the Yang principle; opposite of 陰|阴 yin

   在阴阳对立的说法里，阳常被看作与阴相对的一方。 zài yīnyáng duìlì de shuōfǎ lǐ yáng cháng bèi kànzuò yǔ yīn xiāngduì de yīfāng — In the concept of yin and yang, yang is often viewed as the counterpart to yin.