dēng

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Definitions

  1. 1. lamp
  2. 2. light
  3. 3. lantern

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Words Containing 灯

张灯结彩
zhāng dēng jié cǎi

to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)

台灯
tái dēng

desk lamp

灯光
dēng guāng

(stage) lighting

灯泡
dēng pào

light bulb

灯笼
dēng lóng

lantern

红灯
hóng dēng

red light

绿灯
lǜ dēng

green light (traffic signal)

路灯
lù dēng

street lamp

电灯
diàn dēng

electric light

五灯会元
wǔ dēng huì yuán

Song Dynasty History of Zen Buddhism in China (1252), 20 scrolls

交通灯
jiāo tōng dēng

traffic light

亮黄灯
liàng huáng dēng

(lit.) to flash the yellow light

保险灯
bǎo xiǎn dēng

kerosene lamp

信号灯
xìn hào dēng

signal light

传灯
chuán dēng

to pass on the light of Buddha

冰灯
bīng dēng

ice lantern

前信号灯
qián xìn hào dēng

car front indicator

前大灯
qián dà dēng

headlight

前照灯
qián zhào dēng

(vehicle) headlight

前灯
qián dēng

headlight

刹车灯
shā chē dēng

brake light

南瓜灯
nán guā dēng

jack-o'-lantern

危险警告灯
wēi xiǎn jǐng gào dēng

hazard lights

只许州官放火,不许百姓点灯
zhǐ xǔ zhōu guān fàng huǒ , bù xǔ bǎi xìng diǎn dēng

only the official is allowed to light the fire

吊灯
diào dēng

hanging lamp

吸顶灯
xī dǐng dēng

flush-mounted ceiling lamp (loanword)

吹灯拔蜡
chuī dēng bá là

lit. to blow out the lamp and put out the candle (idiom)

壁灯
bì dēng

wall lamp

大灯
dà dēng

headlight

大红灯笼高高挂
dà hóng dēng lóng gāo gāo guà

Raise the Red Lantern (1991), movie by Zhang Yimou 張藝謀|张艺谋[zhāng yì móu]

天灯
tiān dēng

sky lantern (miniature hot-air balloon used during festivals)

太阳灯
tài yáng dēng

sunlamp

孔明灯
kǒng míng dēng

sky lantern (miniature hot-air balloon used during festivals)

安全灯
ān quán dēng

safety lamp

射灯
shè dēng

spotlight

尾灯
wěi dēng

tail light (on vehicle)

幻灯
huàn dēng

lantern slides

幻灯机
huàn dēng jī

slide projector

幻灯片
huàn dēng piàn

slide (photography, presentation software)

弧光灯
hú guāng dēng

arc lamp

后信号灯
hòu xìn hào dēng

car rear indicator

后灯
hòu dēng

taillight

投光灯
tóu guāng dēng

floodlight

挑灯
tiǎo dēng

to light a lamp

挑灯夜战
tiǎo dēng yè zhàn

to raise a lantern and fight at night (idiom); fig. to work into the night

挑灯拨火
tiǎo dēng bō huǒ

to sow discord

掌灯
zhǎng dēng

to light a lamp

排灯节
pái dēng jié

Diwali (Hindu festival)

探照灯
tàn zhào dēng

searchlight

提灯
tí dēng

a portable lamp

日光灯
rì guāng dēng

fluorescent light

春灯谜
chūn dēng mí

Spring lantern riddles (guessing game at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节, at the end of Spring festival 春節|春节)

本生灯
běn shēng dēng

Bunsen burner

朱红灯
zhū hóng dēng

Zhu Hongdeng, one of the leaders of the Boxer Rebellion

桌灯
zhuō dēng

desk lamp

标灯
biāo dēng

beacon light

歧路灯
qí lù dēng

Lamp in the Side Street, novel by Qing dynasty writer Li Lüyuan 李綠園|李绿园[lǐ Lu:4 yuán]

水银灯
shuǐ yín dēng

mercury-vapor lamp

汞灯
gǒng dēng

mercury-vapor lamp

汽灯
qì dēng

gas lamp

油灯
yóu dēng

oil lamp

泛光灯
fàn guāng dēng

floodlight

泵灯
bèng dēng

lamp

熄灯
xī dēng

turn out the lights

荧光灯
yíng guāng dēng

fluorescent lamp

燃灯佛
rán dēng fó

Dipamkara Buddha, the former Buddha before Shakyamuni Buddha and the bringer of lights

灯塔
dēng tǎ

lighthouse

灯塔市
dēng tǎ shì

Dengta, county-level city in Liaoyang 遼陽|辽阳[liáo yáng], Liaoning

灯塔水母
dēng tǎ shuǐ mǔ

immortal jellyfish (Turritopsis dohrnii)

灯带
dēng dài

LED strip light

灯心
dēng xīn

lampwick

灯心草
dēng xīn cǎo

rush (botany)

灯会
dēng huì

carnival during the Lantern Festival, with lantern displays and traditional folk performances such as stilt walking and lion dance

灯柱
dēng zhù

lamppost

灯条
dēng tiáo

LED strip light

灯火
dēng huǒ

lights

灯火通明
dēng huǒ tōng míng

brightly lit

灯盏
dēng zhǎn

lantern

灯管
dēng guǎn

fluorescent light

灯节
dēng jié

the Lantern Festival (15th of first month of lunar calendar)

灯笼果
dēng lóng guǒ

cape gooseberry

灯笼花
dēng lóng huā

Chinese enkianthus

灯笼裤
dēng lóng kù

bloomers

灯笼鱼
dēng lóng yú

lantern fish

灯红酒绿
dēng hóng jiǔ lǜ

lanterns red, wine green (idiom); feasting and pleasure-seeking

灯丝
dēng sī

filament (in a lightbulb)

灯罩
dēng zhào

cover of lamp

灯台
dēng tái

lampstand

灯芯
dēng xīn

see 燈心|灯心[dēng xīn]

灯芯绒
dēng xīn róng

corduroy (textiles)

灯芯草
dēng xīn cǎo

see 燈心草|灯心草[dēng xīn cǎo]

灯草
dēng cǎo

the spongy, white pulp inside the stem of rush plants, used as a wick for oil lamps

灯草绒
dēng cǎo róng

see 燈芯絨|灯芯绒[dēng xīn róng]

灯蕊
dēng ruǐ

lamp wick

灯号
dēng hào

flashing light

灯蛾
dēng é

moth

灯谜
dēng mí

riddles written on lanterns (e.g. for the Lantern Festival at the end of Chinese New Year)

灯头
dēng tóu

electric light socket

白炽灯
bái chì dēng

incandescent light

省油的灯
shěng yóu de dēng

sb who is easy to deal with

石英卤素灯
shí yīng lǔ sù dēng

quartz halogen lamp

矿灯
kuàng dēng

miner's lamp

筒灯
tǒng dēng

fluorescent tube or light

管灯
guǎn dēng

fluorescent light

节能灯
jié néng dēng

compact fluorescent lamp (CFL)

红灯区
hóng dēng qū

red-light district

红灯记
hóng dēng jì

The Legend of the Red Lantern

红绿灯
hóng lǜ dēng

traffic light

绿灯
lǜ dēng

green light (traffic signal)

聚光灯
jù guāng dēng

spotlight

航标灯
háng biāo dēng

lighted buoy

花灯
huā dēng

colored lantern (used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节)

花灯戏
huā dēng xì

opera for popular in Sichuan and Yunnan

茅坑里点灯
máo kēng lǐ diǎn dēng

(slang) (fig.) to court death (derived from 找死[zhǎo sǐ] via its near homophone 照屎[zhào shǐ])

华灯
huá dēng

decorated lantern; lantern light

华灯初上
huá dēng chū shàng

early evening when lanterns are first lit

万家灯火
wàn jiā dēng huǒ

(of a city etc) ablaze with lights

落地灯
luò dì dēng

floor lamp

街灯
jiē dēng

streetlight

走马灯
zǒu mǎ dēng

lantern with a carousel of paper horses rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节[yuán xiāo jié]

跑马灯
pǎo mǎ dēng

lantern with a carousel of paper horses rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节[yuán xiāo jié]

车灯
chē dēng

vehicle light (headlight, turn indicator etc)

车头灯
chē tóu dēng

(vehicle) headlight

转向灯
zhuǎn xiàng dēng

vehicle turn indicator light

近光灯
jìn guāng dēng

low beam (headlights)

追光灯
zhuī guāng dēng

(theater) spotlight

远光灯
yuǎn guāng dēng

high beam (headlights)

酒精灯
jiǔ jīng dēng

spirit lamp

长明灯
cháng míng dēng

altar lamp burning day and night

闪光灯
shǎn guāng dēng

flash bulb (photography)

开灯
kāi dēng

to turn on the light

开绿灯
kāi lǜ dēng

to give the green light

闯红灯
chuǎng hóng dēng

to run a red light

电灯泡
diàn dēng pào

light bulb

霓虹灯
ní hóng dēng

neon lamp (loanword)

雾灯
wù dēng

fog lights (of a motor vehicle)

顶灯
dǐng dēng

dome light (of a taxi etc)

马灯
mǎ dēng

barn lantern

黑灯下火
hēi dēng xià huǒ

pitch dark

黑灯瞎火
hēi dēng xiā huǒ

pitch dark

龙灯
lóng dēng

dragon lantern