yang

«yang» in Mova's school dictionary: one half of yin and yang, the old Chinese idea that the… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (yang, uncountable — Chinese idea); proper noun (Yang — a surname); (Mandarin, pinyin)

meaning for a pupil

1) (Chinese philosophy) Yang is one half of yin and yang, the old Chinese idea that the world is made of two opposite forces that balance each other; yang is the bright, warm, active, «sunny» side. tree →

2) (Mandarin, pinyin) Yáng is a Chinese word that can mean sun or sunshine (as in tàiyáng, the sun), or sheep or goat, depending on the tone and character; it is not an English word. To an English ear it sounds like «yahng». tree →

3) Yang is a common Chinese surname (a name). tree →

sense in the lessons

In religion and culture lessons yin and yang is shown as a circle of a black and a white swirl, each with a dot of the other colour, meaning that opposites belong together. In Mandarin lessons yáng appears in words like tàiyáng (sun) and yáng (sheep) in the Chinese zodiac. Phrases: yin and yang.

examples

• Yin and yang are opposites that balance each other, like night and day. tree →
• The yin-yang symbol is a circle of black and white swirls. tree →
• In Chinese thought, yang is bright, warm and active. tree →
• (Mandarin) Tàiyáng means the sun. tree →
• (Mandarin) In the Chinese zodiac, the Year of the Goat is also called the Year of the Sheep, yáng. tree →
• Our new classmate's surname is Yang. tree →
• My brother is noisy and I am quiet; Mum says we are yin and yang. tree →

note

Always «yin and yang», in that order. Yang is not «good» and yin is not «bad»: they are equal halves. In pinyin the tone mark changes the meaning: yáng (sheep, sun) differs from yǎng (raise, look after).

In the corpora

• The Wall is many walls from many dynasties, and even China's astronaut Yang Liwei said he could not see it from orbit.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «yang» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.