Hanzi
Traditional
燈
Simplified
灯

lamp/light/lantern/CL:盞|盏[zhan3]

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 2

Pinyin

dēng, dīng

Bopomofo

ㄉㄥ, ㄉㄧㄥ

Jyutping

dang1

Example sentences

燈 / 灯 dēng
房間裡的燈突然熄滅了。
房间里的灯突然熄灭了。

The light in the room suddenly went out.

光 guāng
這盞燈的光很亮。
这盏灯的光很亮。

The light of this lamp is very bright.

燈光 / 灯光 dēngguāng
房間裡的燈光非常柔和。
房间里的灯光非常柔和。

The light in the room is very soft.

柔和 róuhé
柔和的燈光營造出溫馨的氣氛。
柔和的灯光营造出温馨的气氛。

The soft lighting creates a warm atmosphere.

燈籠 / 灯笼 dēnglóng
元宵節晚上到處都是紅燈籠。
元宵节晚上到处都是红灯笼。

On the night of the Lantern Festival, there are red lanterns everywhere.

新春 xīnchūn
新春期間，街上掛滿紅燈籠。
新春期间，街上挂满红灯笼。

During the New Year season, red lanterns hang all along the street.

吊燈 / 吊灯 diàodēng
客廳中央掛著一盞華麗的水晶吊燈。
客厅中央挂著一盏华丽的水晶吊灯。

A magnificent crystal chandelier hangs in the center of the living room.

天花板 tiānhuābǎn
房間的天花板上掛著一盞漂亮的吊燈。
房间的天花板上挂著一盏漂亮的吊灯。

A beautiful chandelier hangs from the ceiling of the room.

張燈結彩 / 张灯结彩 zhāngdēngjiécǎi
結婚當天，整個屋子張燈結彩，喜氣洋洋。
结婚当天，整个屋子张灯结彩，喜气洋洋。

On the wedding day, the whole house was decorated with lanterns and festoons, feeling very festive.

Example Vocabulary

燈

deng1

lamp; light

燈光

deng1'guang1

lamp light; lighting

燈籠

deng1'long2

lantern

冰燈

bing1'deng1

吊燈

diao4'deng1

chandelier; pendant lamp

壁燈

bi4'deng1

射燈

張燈結彩

zhang1'deng1'jie2'cai3

to decorate with lanterns and festoons; festive decorations

前燈

吸頂燈

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