电灯 (電燈)
diàn dēng
Pinyin

Definition

电灯 (電燈)
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diàn dēng
  1. electric light
  2. CL:盞|盏[zhǎn]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

灯
dēng
  1. 1 lamp
  2. 2 light
  3. 3 lantern
  4. 4 classifier: 盏 zhǎn
灯笼
dēng lóng
  1. 1 lantern
电
diàn
  1. 1 electric
  2. 2 electricity
  3. 3 electrical
电信
diàn xìn
  1. 1 telecommunications
电子
diàn zǐ
  1. 1 electronic
  2. 2 electron (particle physics)

Idioms (6)

吹灯拔蜡
chuī dēng bá là
  1. 1 lit. to blow out the lamp and put out the candle (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to die
  3. 3 to bite the dust
  4. 4 to be over and done with
张灯结彩
zhāng dēng jié cǎi
  1. 1 to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)
挑灯夜战
tiǎo dēng yè zhàn
  1. 1 to raise a lantern and fight at night (idiom); fig. to work into the night
  2. 2 to burn the midnight oil
星流电击
xīng liú diàn jī
  1. 1 meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom); omens of violent development
  2. 2 portentous signs
灯红酒绿
dēng hóng jiǔ lǜ
  1. 1 lanterns red, wine green (idiom); feasting and pleasure-seeking
  2. 2 debauched and corrupt environment

Sample Sentences

话不是这么说，就算是一下子也不应该，没人在却开着电灯电扇，不但浪费电，而且很危险啊，万一电线走火怎么办？他们不要命，别人还要。
huàbùshì zhèmeshuō ，jiùsuàn shì yīxiàzi yě bù yīnggāi ，méi rén zài què kāi zhe diàndēng diànshàn ，bùdàn làngfèi diàn ，érqiě hěn wēixiǎn ā ，wànyī diànxiàn zǒuhuǒ zěnme bàn ？tāmen bù yàomìng ，biérén hái yào 。
You can't say that, even if they're just going out for a little while they shouldn't leave the lights and the fan on, it's not only a waste of electricity, it's also dangerous, what if the wires catch fire? If they don't care if they live or die, other do.
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当李探长正试着摸电灯开关时，突然，房门被关上了，并从外面上了锁。
dāng Lǐ tànzhǎng zhèng shì zhe mō diàndēng kāiguān shí ，tūrán ，fángmén bèi guān shàng le ，bìng cóng wàimian shàng le suǒ 。
As Detective Li was feeling around trying to find the light switch, the door suddenly closed and locked from the outside.
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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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可不是嘛，现在每个国家都非常重视环境和能源问题，都在喊节能减排。不管怎么样，这种更新换代肯定是有前途的。就像以前电灯取代了蜡烛，打火机代替了火柴一样。
kěbushì ma ，xiànzài měige guójiā dōu fēicháng zhòngshì huánjìng hé néngyuán wèntí ，dōu zài hǎn jiénéngjiǎnpái 。bùguǎn zěnmeyàng ，zhèzhǒng gēngxīnhuàndài kěndìng shì yǒu qiántú de 。jiù xiàng yǐqián diàndēng qǔdài le làzhú ，dǎhuǒjī dàitì le huǒchái yīyàng 。
Exactly. Right now, every country is placing great importance on problems of environmental protection and new energy. They're all calling for energy conservation and waste reduction. No matter what, this kind of replacing certainly has promise. It's like in the past when light bulbs replaced candles, and lighters were used in place of matches.
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