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灯
燈
dēng
1.
lamp
2.
light
3.
lantern
4.
CL:[[盞|盏<zhǎn>]]
HSK 3
Very Common • Top 2%
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
传灯
chuándēng
to pass on the light of Buddha
冰灯
bīngdēng
ice lantern
前灯
qiándēng
headlight
吊灯
diàodēng
chandelier
壁灯
bìdēng
wall lamp
大灯
dàdēng
headlight
射灯
shèdēng
spotlight
尾灯
wěidēng
tail light (on vehicle)
幻灯
huàndēng
lantern slides
后灯
hòudēng
taillight
挑灯
tiǎodēng
to light a lamp
掌灯
zhǎngdēng
to hold a lamp
提灯
tídēng
a portable lamp
桌灯
zhuōdēng
desk lamp
标灯
biāodēng
beacon light
台灯
táidēng
desk lamp
汽灯
qìdēng
gas lamp
油灯
yóudēng
oil lamp
泵灯
bèngdēng
lamp
熄灯
xīdēng
turn out the lights
Example Sentences (5)
这个活动年年都有，最早是从2007年开始的。明天晚上很多人都会关灯一小时，支持这个活动。你没看到门口的通知吗？我们公司也参加。
Zhège huódòng niánnián dōu yǒu, zuìzǎo shì cóng èr líng líng qī nián kāishǐ de. Míngtiān wǎnshàng hěn duō rén dōu huì guān dēng yì xiǎoshí, zhīchí zhège huódòng. Nǐ méi kàn dào ménkǒu de tōngzhī ma? Wǒmen gōngsī yě cānjiā.
This event happens every year, and it first started in 2007. Tomorrow night many people will turn off their lights for one hour to support this event. Didn't you see the notice at the entrance? Our company is also participating.
Text 3
真的吗？太好了！既然明天晚上公司会关灯停电，那么我们肯定不用加班了。
Zhēn de ma? Tài hǎo le! Jìrán míngtiān wǎnshàng gōngsī huì guān dēng tíngdiàn, nàme wǒmen kěndìng bú yòng jiābān le.
Really? That's great! Since the company will turn off the lights and cut the power tomorrow night, then we definitely won't have to work overtime.
Text 3
中年人说：浪漫是即使晚上加班到零点，到家时，自己家里也还亮着灯；
Zhōngniánrén shuō: Làngmàn shì jíshǐ wǎnshang jiābān dào língdiǎn, dàojiā shí, zìjǐ jiālǐ yě hái liàngzhe dēng；
Middle-aged people say: Romance is that even if you work overtime at night until midnight, when you get home, the lights in your own home are still on;
Text 4
另外，就算在几公里深的海底也仍然能看到东西，许多鱼会发出各种颜色的亮光，像一个个排列起来的灯，美极了，就像在梦里一样。
Lìngwài, jiùsuàn zài jǐ gōnglǐ shēn de hǎidǐ yě réngrán néng kàn dào dōngxī, xǔduō yú huì fāchū gèzhǒng yánsè de liàngguāng, xiàng yí gè gè páiliè qǐlái de dēng, měi jí le, jiù xiàng zài mèng lǐ yíyàng.
In addition, even on the seabed several kilometers deep, you can still see things. Many fish emit lights of various colors, like lamps lined up one by one. It is extremely beautiful, just like in a dream.
Text 5
好，等一会儿你离开教室的时候，记得把灯关了。
Hǎo, děng yíhuìr nǐ líkāi jiàoshì de shíhou, jìde bǎ dēng guān le.
Okay, when you leave the classroom in a little while, remember to turn off the lights.
Text 1
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 3
- Character Frequency Rank
- 1,114
- Word Frequency Rank
- 1,359 of 84,292