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蜡烛

là zhú · la zhu

Traditional 蠟燭

HSK 7–9Old HSK 5Measure words: 根 gēn, 支 zhī

Meaning

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  1. candle
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Power outage

  1. Dengdeng

    怎么(zěnme)突然(tūrán)停电(tíngdiàn)了(le)？

    Why is there a power cut all of a sudden?

  2. Liangliang

    别(bié)怕(pà)，我(wǒ)有(yǒu)蜡烛(làzhú)。

    Do not be afraid. I have candles.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)家(jiā)怎么(zěnme)有(yǒu)这么(zhème)多(duō)蜡烛(làzhú)？

    Why do you have so many candles at home?

  4. Liangliang

    上个月(shànggèyuè)停电(tíngdiàn)，我(wǒ)就(jiù)买了(mǎile)二十支(èrshízhī)。

    Last month we had a power cut, so I bought twenty.

  5. Dengdeng

    点上(diǎnshàng)蜡烛(làzhú)，好像(hǎoxiàng)在(zài)过(guò)生日(shēngrì)。

    With the candles lit, it is like a birthday.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)来(lái)许愿(xǔyuàn)吧(ba)——希望(xīwàng)快点(kuàidiǎn)来电(láidiàn)！

    Then make a wish. Hope the power comes back soon!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

洗(xǐ)手(shǒu)台(tái)上(shàng)有(yǒu)一(yí)个(gè)红(hóng)色(sè)的(de)蜡(là)烛(zhú)。

There's a red candle on top of the bathroom sink.

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

02

蜡(là)烛(zhú)没(méi)有(yǒu)了(le)芯(xīn)，就(jiù)不(bù)能(néng)算(suàn)是(shì)蜡(là)烛(zhú)了(le)。

A candle without a wick is no candle at all.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by darinmex · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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