sun · sunlight; sunshine · temple (on the side of the human head) (abbr. for tài yáng xué)

tài yang

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They thought he was the son of the Sun.

他们认为他是太阳之子。

The sun appeared on the horizon.

太阳从地平线上升起。

I've got a pair of sunglasses.

我有一副太阳眼镜。

Since I installed solar panels on my house, my energy bill has been cut in half.

自从我在我的房子上装了太阳能电池板，我的电费单就减半了。

The sun rises earlier in summer than in winter.

太阳在夏天比冬天升起得早。

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