Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
灯
dēng
Description
“灯”就是能给我们光的东西。
"灯" is something that can give us light.
天黑了，我们就开灯。
When it gets dark, we turn on the 灯.
Meanings
灯dēng
a lamp; a light
房间里的灯很亮。
The light in the room is very bright.
红绿灯hónglǜdēng
traffic light (as part of compounds)
红灯的时候要停下来。
You must stop when the light is red.
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Notes
- Etymology
simplified from 燈; the 火 radical shows its connection to fire and light.
- Nuance
灯 rarely stands alone in speech; usually in compounds like 台灯 or 电灯.
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