"Candle" in Chinese — 蜡烛 (là zhú)

蜡

烛

là zhú

candle

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 蠟燭2 example sentences

Definitions

1candle

Stroke order

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蜡

烛

Zhuyin

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ㄌㄚˋ

là

ㄌ/ lㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

ㄓㄨˊ

zhú

ㄓ/ zhㄨ/ uˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

蜡烛

Simplified

蠟燭

Traditional

Example sentences

See 蜡烛 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

蜡烛自然熄灭。
là zhú zì rán xī miè。
The candle went out by itself.
蜡烛自己灭了。
là zhú zì jǐ miè le。
The candle went out by itself.

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浏览

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to skim over

轮流

lún liú

to alternate

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Candle in Chinese: 蜡烛 (là zhú)