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灯

dēng

lantern, lamp

Shadow
Strokes
6
Radical
火
HSK
2
Tone
1

Other readings: dīng

Traditional form: 燈

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 他开了灯。

    Tā kāi le dēng

    He turned on the lights.

    Shadow
  • 我没有关灯。

    Wǒ méi yǒu guān dēng

    I didn't turn off the light.

    Shadow
  • 我把灯关了。

    Wǒ bǎ dēng guān le

    I turned the lights out.

    Shadow
  • 灯已关了。

    Dēng yǐ guān le

    The lights are out.

    Shadow

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Words containing 灯

  • 灯dēng 1lamp; light; lantern
  • 灯光dēng guāng 1–1 (stage) lighting; light
  • 电灯diàn dēng 4–1 electric light
  • 灯笼dēng lóng 1–2 lantern
  • 台灯tái dēng 2–1 desk lamp; table lamp
  • 红灯hóng dēng 2–1 red light
  • 灯泡dēng pào 1–4 light bulb; see also 电灯泡; third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang)
  • 路灯lù dēng 4–1 street lamp; street light
  • 绿灯lǜ dēng 4–1 green light (traffic signal); (fig.) permission to proceed
  • 张灯结彩zhāng dēng jié cǎi 1–1–2–3to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)