熄灯 (熄燈)
xī dēng
Pinyin

Definition

熄灯 (熄燈)
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xī dēng
  1. turn out the lights
  2. lights out

Character Decomposition

Related Words (5)

熄
xī
  1. 1 to extinguish
  2. 2 to put out (fire)
  3. 3 to quench
  4. 4 to stop burning
  5. 5 to go out (of fire, lamp etc)
  6. 6 to come to an end
  7. 7 to wither away
  8. 8 to die out
  9. 9 Taiwan pr. [xí]
熄灭
xī miè
  1. 1 to stop burning
  2. 2 to go out (of fire)
  3. 3 to die out
  4. 4 extinguished
熄火
xī huǒ
  1. 1 (of fire, lamp etc) to go out
  2. 2 to put out (fire)
  3. 3 (fig.) to die down
  4. 4 (of a vehicle) to stall
熄灯
xī dēng
  1. 1 turn out the lights
  2. 2 lights out
吹熄
chuī xī
  1. 1 to blow out (a flame)

Sample Sentences

我送你回寝室吧，快熄灯了。唉！你去哪儿？小心车子！
wǒ sòng nǐ huí qǐnshì ba ，kuài xīdēng le 。ài ！nǐ qù nǎr ？xiǎoxīn chēzi ！
I'll take you back to the dormitory, the lights are about to be turned off. Oh! Where did you go? Look out for the vehicles!
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还有十五分钟熄灯，我去洗脸了。
háiyǒu shíwǔ fēnzhōng xīdēng ，wǒ qù xǐliǎn le 。
There is still fifteen minutes before lights are turned off, I am going to wash my face.
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我啊，印象最深的就是吃。我们学校有好多食堂，各种美食都有。又好吃又便宜。还有就是卧谈会了，每天熄灯后大家畅所欲言，聊得可开心了。
wǒ a ，yìnxiàng zuìshēn de jiùshì chī 。wǒmen xuéxiào yǒu hǎo duō shítáng ，gèzhǒng měishí dōu yǒu 。yòu hǎochī yòu piányi 。háiyǒu jiùshì wòtánhuì le ，měitiān dēng hòu dàjiā chàngsuǒyùyán ，liáo de kě kāixīn le 。
For me, the thing that left the deepest impression was the food. Our college had a lot of cafeterias with all kinds of good food. They were both tasty and cheap. There was also chatting in our bunk beds. Every night after lights out, everyone would talk freely and chat to our hearts' content.
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肯定少不了什么暗恋的人，系里的才子帅哥，风度翩翩才华横溢的老师。每个人都这样过来的。我们男生也卧谈。或者熄灯了就开始喝啤酒。
kěndìng shǎobùliǎo shénme ànliàn de rén ，xì lǐ de cáizǐ shuàigē ，fēngdùpiānpiān cáihuáhéngyì de lǎoshī 。měi ge rén dōu zhèyàng guòlai de 。wǒmen nánshēng yě wòtán 。huò zhě xīdēng le jiù kāishǐ hē píjiǔ 。
Of course you inevitably talked about your crushes, the smartest, best looking guys in the department, the charming and witty teachers. That's how it was for all of us. Us guys were also chatting in our beds or drinking beer with the lights out.
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