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灯光

dēng guāng · deng guang

Traditional 燈光

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Meaning

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  1. (stage) lighting
  2. light
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The night market

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你看(nǐkàn)，那边(nàbian)的(de)灯光(dēngguāng)好(hǎo)漂亮(piàoliang)！

    Liangliang, look, the lights over there are so pretty!

  2. Liangliang

    是(shì)夜市(yèshì)，灯光(dēngguāng)下面(xiàmiàn)有(yǒu)很多(hěnduō)小吃(xiǎochī)。

    It is the night market. There are lots of snacks under the lights.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)过去(guòqù)看看(kànkan)。

    Let's go and take a look.

  4. Liangliang

    等一下(děngyīxià)，这边(zhèbiān)的(de)灯光(dēngguāng)有点(yǒudiǎn)暗(àn)，我(wǒ)看不清(kànbuqīng)路(lù)。

    Wait, the lights here are dim. I cannot see the road.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)用(yòng)手机(shǒujī)的(de)灯光(dēngguāng)给(gěi)你(nǐ)照路(zhàolù)。

    I will light your way with my phone.

  6. Liangliang

    谢谢(xièxie)！你(nǐ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)比(bǐ)夜市(yèshì)的(de)灯光(dēngguāng)还(hái)亮(liàng)！

    Thanks! Your phone is brighter than the market lights!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

发(fā)现(xiàn)了(le)远(yuǎn)处(chù)的(de)灯(dēng)光(guāng)的(de)旅(lǚ)行(xíng)者(zhě)欢(huān)喜(xǐ)不(bù)已(yǐ)。

The traveler was delighted at the sight of a light in the distance.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

亲(qīn)切(qiè)的(de)灯(dēng)光(guāng)让(ràng)他(tā)的(de)身(shēn)上(shang)充(chōng)满(mǎn)了(le)温(wēn)暖(nuǎn)的(de)感(gǎn)觉(jué)。

He was bathed in the warmth of the kind light.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jiangche · English by francaisr0wlet · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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灯
dēng

lamp; light

光
guāng

light; ray; bright; shiny

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