灯

Lamp in Chinese: 灯 (dēng)

dēng

lamp

HSK 3Traditional: 燈2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1lamp
  2. 2light
  3. 3lantern

Stroke order

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灯

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄥ

dēng

ㄉ/ dㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

灯

Simplified

燈

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 灯已关了。

    dēng yǐ guān le。

    The lights are out.

  • 灯泡发光。

    dēng pào fā guāng。

    A light bulb gives light.

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Related words

灯光

dēng guāng

(stage) lighting

电灯

diàn dēng

electric light

台灯

tái dēng

desk lamp

灯笼

dēng lóng

lantern

灯泡

dēng pào

light bulb

红灯

hóng dēng

red light

路灯

lù dēng

street lamp

绿灯

lǜ dēng

green light (traffic signal)

张灯结彩

zhāng dēng jié cǎi

to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)

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