台
灯

Desk lamp in Chinese: 台灯 (tái dēng)

tái dēng

desk lamp

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 檯燈1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1desk lamp
  2. 2table lamp

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台
灯

Zhuyin

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ㄊㄞˊ

tái

ㄊ/ tㄞ/ aiˊ/ second tone

ㄉㄥ

dēng

ㄉ/ dㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

台灯

Simplified

檯燈

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 晚上看书要开台灯，别伤了眼睛。

    wǎn shàng kàn shū yào kāi tái dēng， bié shāng le yǎn jīng。

    Turn on the desk lamp when reading at night so you don't hurt your eyes.

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Related words

灯

dēng

lamp

台

tái

(classical) you (in letters)

电台

diàn tái

transmitter-receiver

柜台

guì tái

sales counter

台阶

tái jiē

steps

阳台

yáng tái

balcony

舞台

wǔ tái

(lit. and fig.) stage

窗台

chuāng tái

window sill

灯光

dēng guāng

(stage) lighting

电灯

diàn dēng

electric light

台上

tái shàng

on stage

台风

tái fēng

stage presence, poise

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