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蜡烛
蠟燭
làzhú
1. candle
2. CL:[[根<gēn>]], [[支<zhī>]]
HSK 6

Character Breakdown

蜡
là
candle, wax; maggot
HSK 6 14 丶
烛
zhú
candle, taper; to illuminate, to shine
HSK 6 10 丶

Compound Words (3)

倒吊蜡烛
dàodiàolàzhú
Wrightia tinctoria (flowering plant in Apocynaceae family, common names dyer's oleander or pala indigo)
蜡烛两头烧
làzhúliǎngtóushāo
to burn the candle at both ends (idiom)
蜡烛不点不亮
làzhúbùdiǎnbùliàng
some people have to be pushed for them to take action

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