Definition
光荣 (guāngróng) is the everyday word for 'honor' or 'glorious,' used as both a noun and adjective to describe a sense of pride from worthy deeds. Unlike 荣誉 (róngyù), which is strictly a noun meaning 'honor' as a title or award (e.g., 荣誉证书), 光荣 is more versatile. 荣耀 (róngyào) is a more literary adjective for 'glorious' and is less common in daily speech.
noun
honorglory
adjective
glorioushonorable
Examples
- 光荣。Tā yìshēng zhuīqiú guāng róng hé mèngxiǎng.He pursued honor and dreams his whole life.
- 光荣。Zhè shì yí xiàng fēicháng guāng róng de rènwu.This is a very honorable mission.
- 。Tā de míngzì shàng le guāng róng bǎng.His name was put on the honor roll.
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