Lantern in Chinese: 灯笼 (dēng lóng)
dēng lóng
lantern
Definitions
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Stroke order
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Zhuyin
This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.
ㄉㄥ
dēng
ㄌㄨㄥˊ
lóng
Simplified & traditional
灯笼
Simplified
燈籠
Traditional
Example sentences
See 灯笼 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.
过年了，家家户户都挂起了红灯笼。
guò nián le， jiā jiā hù hù dōu guà qǐ le hóng dēng lóng。
For New Year, every household hung up red lanterns.
Related words
灯
dēng
lamp
灯光
dēng guāng
(stage) lighting
电灯
diàn dēng
electric light
台灯
tái dēng
desk lamp
灯泡
dēng pào
light bulb
红灯
hóng dēng
red light
笼统
lǒng tǒng
general
笼罩
lǒng zhào
to envelop
笼子
lóng zi
cage
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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