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蜡

là · la

Traditional 蠟

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. candle
  2. wax
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In a conversation

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Power cut

  1. Dengdeng

    停电(tíngdiàn)了(le)！太(tài)黑(hēi)了(le)！

    The power is out! It is so dark!

  2. Liangliang

    别(bié)怕(pà)，我(wǒ)有(yǒu)蜡烛(làzhú)。

    Do not be scared. I have a candle.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)有(yǒu)打火机(dǎhuǒjī)吗(ma)？

    Do you have a lighter?

  4. Liangliang

    没有(méiyǒu)，我(wǒ)只有(zhǐyǒu)蜡烛(làzhú)，没有(méiyǒu)打火机(dǎhuǒjī)。

    No, I only have a candle, no lighter.

  5. Dengdeng

    我的(wǒde)手机(shǒujī)有(yǒu)灯(dēng)！我们(wǒmen)不用(bùyòng)蜡烛(làzhú)了(le)。

    My phone has a light! We do not need the candle.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

桌(zhuō)上(shàng)那(nà)根(gēn)蜡(là)已(yǐ)经(jīng)烧(shāo)完(wán)了(le)。

That candle on the table has already burned out.

02

地(dì)板(bǎn)打(dǎ)了(le)一(yì)层(céng)蜡(là)，看(kàn)起(qǐ)来(lái)很(hěn)亮(liàng)。

The floor was given a coat of wax and looks very shiny.

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