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| Pronunciation |
: |
dēng |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- lamp; lantern; light. (n)
|
| Radical |
: |
火 |
| Strokes |
: |
6 |
| Traditional |
: |
燈 ( Stroke Order ) |
| Usage |
: |
9.2% |
|
Common Words / Phrases:
| 1. |
|
|
: |
electric lamp; electric light |
| 2. |
|
|
: |
the light of a lamp; lamplight |
Sentences:
| 1. Suddenly all the lights went out. |
| tū |
rán |
suǒ |
yǒu |
de |
dēng |
dōu |
miè |
le |
。 |
| 突 |
然 |
所 |
有 |
的 |
灯 |
都 |
灭 |
了 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 突然 |
: |
suddenly |
| 所有 |
: |
all |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute |
| 灯 |
: |
light |
| 都 |
: |
all |
| 灭 |
: |
go out |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) indicating a certain situation under certain condition |
|
| 2. The traffic lights weren’t working. |
| hóng |
lǜ |
dēng |
huài |
le |
。 |
| 红 |
绿 |
灯 |
坏 |
了 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 红绿灯 |
: |
traffic lights |
| 坏 |
: |
go off |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) indicating that something has happened |
|
| 3. The light is rather dim. |
| dēng |
guāng |
hěn |
àn |
。 |
| 灯 |
光 |
很 |
暗 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 灯光 |
: |
light |
| 很 |
: |
very |
| 暗 |
: |
dim |
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