Hanzi
Traditional
燭
Simplified
烛

candle/(literary) to illuminate

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 7

Pinyin

zhú, chóng

Bopomofo

ㄓㄨˊ, ㄔㄨㄥˊ

Jyutping

zuk1

Example sentences

蠟燭 / 蜡烛 làzhú
颱風來臨前要準備蠟燭，以防斷電。
台风来临前要准备蜡烛，以防断电。

Before a typhoon comes, you should prepare candles in case of a power outage.

於是 / 于是 yúshì
因為晚上停電，家裡於是點起蠟燭照明。
因为晚上停电，家里于是点起蜡烛照明。

Because the power went out at night, the family then lit candles for illumination.

燭光 / 烛光 zhúguāng
晚餐時，餐桌上擺放著搖曳的燭光，氣氛非常浪漫。
晚餐时，餐桌上摆放著摇曳的烛光，气氛非常浪漫。

At dinner, flickering candlelight was placed on the dining table, making the atmosphere very romantic.

搖曳 / 摇曳 yáoyè
燭光在風中搖曳。
烛光在风中摇曳。

The candlelight flickered in the wind.

Example Vocabulary

燭火

zhu2'huo3

蠟燭

la4'zhu2

candle

燭光

zhu2'guang1

candlelight

燭台

香燭

xiang1'zhu2

洞房花燭

dong4'fang2'hua1'zhu2

洞房花燭夜

dong4'fang2'hua1'zhu2'ye4

火燭

huo3'zhu2

燭

zhu2

秉燭

bing3'zhu2

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