张
灯
结
彩

To be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom) in Chinese: 张灯结彩 (zhāng dēng jié cǎi)

zhāng dēng jié cǎi

to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 張燈結彩1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)

Stroke order

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张
灯
结
彩

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄓㄤ

zhāng

ㄓ/ zhㄤ/ ang—/ first tone

ㄉㄥ

dēng

ㄉ/ dㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄐㄧㄝˊ

jié

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄝ/ êˊ/ second tone

ㄘㄞˇ

cǎi

ㄘ/ cㄞ/ aiˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

张灯结彩

Simplified

張燈結彩

Traditional

Example sentences

See 张灯结彩 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 过年了,家家户户张灯结彩。

    guò nián le, jiā jiā hù hù zhāng dēng jié cǎi。

    The New Year has come, and every household is decked out with lanterns and banners.

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Related words

张

zhāng

to open up

灯

dēng

lamp

结

jié

knot

结婚

jié hūn

to marry

结束

jié shù

termination

结果

jié guǒ

outcome

紧张

jǐn zhāng

nervous

精彩

jīng cǎi

wonderful

总结

zǒng jié

to sum up

彩虹

cǎi hóng

rainbow

慌张

huāng zhāng

flustered

结构

jié gòu

structure

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