紫外光

zǐwàiguāng
noun #41,842

Meanings

  1. 1 ultraviolet light
  2. 2 UV light

Examples

HSK 7-9
Zhè zhǒng dēng néng fāchū zǐwàiguāng, kěyǐ yònglái shājūn.
This kind of lamp gives off ultraviolet light and can be used to kill germs.
HSK 7-9
Zài zǐwàiguāng xià, chāopiào shàng de fángwěi tú'àn huì xiǎnxiàn chūlai.
Under ultraviolet light, the anti-counterfeiting pattern on a banknote shows up.

Tips

usage
Means the same as 紫外线, the everyday word in weather reports and sunscreen ads. 紫外光 is more usual in physics, chemistry and lab equipment. 紫外, beyond violet, copies the English ultra-violet.

Stroke Order

紫 zǐ
外 wài
光 guāng