灯泡 (燈泡)
dēng pào
Pinyin

Definition

灯泡 (燈泡)
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dēng pào
  1. light bulb
  2. see also 電燈泡|电灯泡[diàn dēng pào]
  3. third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang)
  4. CL:個|个[gè]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

泡
pāo
  1. 1 puffed
  2. 2 swollen
  3. 3 spongy
  4. 4 small lake (esp. in place names)
  5. 5 classifier for urine or feces
水泡
shuǐ pào
  1. 1 bubble
  2. 2 blister
冲泡
chōng pào
  1. 1 to add water (or other liquid) to (another ingredient such as powdered milk or tea leaves)
  2. 2 to infuse (tea)
泡妞
pào niū
  1. 1 to pick up girls
  2. 2 to play around with girls
  3. 3 to chase after girls
泡椒
pào jiāo
  1. 1 pickled pepper

Idioms (5)

一点水一个泡
yī diǎn shuǐ yī gè pào
  1. 1 honest and trustworthy (idiom)
化为泡影
huà wéi pào yǐng
  1. 1 to come to nothing (idiom)
如法泡制
rú fǎ pào zhì
  1. 1 lit. to follow the recipe (idiom)
  2. 2 to follow the same plan
终成泡影
zhōng chéng pào yǐng
  1. 1 to come to nothing (idiom)
软磨硬泡
ruǎn mó yìng pào
  1. 1 to coax and pester (idiom)
  2. 2 to wheedle
  3. 3 to cajole

Sample Sentences

灯泡坏了吧。我看看。买个新的吧。
dēngpào huài le ba 。wǒ kànkan 。mǎi gè xīnde ba 。
The light bulb is probably broken. I'll take a look. We should buy a new one.
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好。要12瓦的节能灯泡。
hǎo 。yào shíèr wǎ de jiénéng dēngpào 。
Okay. We need a 12-watt energy-saving light bulb.
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我可不要做电灯泡。我们点龙虾吧，听说是这里的招牌菜。
wǒ kě bùyào zuò diàndēngpào 。wǒmen diǎn lóngxiā ba ，tīngshuō shì zhèlǐ de zhāopai cài 。
I don’t want to be a third wheel. Let’s order the lobster! I’ve heard that it’s the specialty dish here.
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