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灯

dēng · deng

Traditional 燈

HSK 2Old HSK 3Measure word: 盏 zhǎn

Meaning

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  1. lamp
  2. light
  3. lantern
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In a conversation

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Where is the bulb?

  1. Dengdeng

    天(tiān)黑(hēi)了(le)，开(kāi)灯(dēng)吧(ba)！

    It is dark. Turn on the light!

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)按(àn)了(le)，灯(dēng)不(bù)亮(liàng)。

    I pressed it, but the light does not come on.

  3. Dengdeng

    灯(dēng)坏(huài)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Is the light broken?

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)...灯泡(dēngpào)不(bù)在(zài)上面(shàngmiàn)！

    Let me look... the bulb is not up there!

  5. Dengdeng

    灯泡(dēngpào)去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)了(le)？

    Where did the bulb go?

  6. Liangliang

    在(zài)你(nǐ)手里(shǒulǐ)！你(nǐ)上午(shàngwǔ)拿(ná)下来(xiàlai)的(de)。

    In your hand! You took it down this morning.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

天(tiān)开(kāi)始(shǐ)变(biàn)黑(hēi)了(le)。你(nǐ)可(kě)以(yǐ)帮(bāng)忙(máng)去(qù)开(kāi)个(gè)灯(dēng)吗(ma)？

It's getting dark. Could you put the light on for me?

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

02

洗(xǐ)手(shǒu)间(jiān)的(de)灯(dēng)坏(huài)掉(diào)了(le)。

The lights in the bathroom aren't working.

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

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