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灯笼
燈籠
dēnglóng
1. lantern
HSK 6 Uncommon • Top 39%

Character Breakdown

灯
dēng
lamp, lantern, light
HSK 3 6 丶
笼
lóng
basket; cage; bamboo basket used to serve dimsum
HSK 6 11 丶

Compound Words (5)

灯笼果
dēnglóngguǒ
cape gooseberry
灯笼花
dēnglónghuā
Chinese enkianthus
灯笼裤
dēnglóngkù
bloomers
灯笼鱼
dēnglóngyú
lantern fish
大红灯笼高高挂
DàhóngDēnglóngGāogāoGuà
Raise the Red Lantern (1991), movie by Zhang Yimou [[張藝謀|张艺谋<ZhāngYìmóu>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
33,124 of 84,292