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dēng
HSK 2.0 Level 3 HSK 3.0 Level 2

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Definitions

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

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Words Containing 灯

灯塔
dēng tǎ

lighthouse

黑灯瞎火
hēi dēng xiā huǒ

pitch dark

荧光灯
yíng guāng dēng

fluorescent lamp

灯笼鱼
dēng lóng yú

lantern fish

危险警告灯
wēi xiǎn jǐng gào dēng

hazard lights

红灯区
hóng dēng qū

red-light district

弧光灯
hú guāng dēng

arc lamp

灯草绒
dēng cǎo róng

see 燈芯絨|灯芯绒[dēng xīn róng]

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]

灯塔市
dēng tǎ shì

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

灯心草
dēng xīn cǎo

rush (botany)

挑灯拨火
tiǎo dēng bō huǒ

to sow discord

白炽灯
bái chì dēng

incandescent light

熄灯
xī dēng

turn out the lights

吊灯
diào dēng

hanging lamp

长明灯
cháng míng dēng

altar lamp burning day and night

华灯初上
huá dēng chū shàng

early evening when lanterns are first lit

信号灯
xìn hào dēng

signal light

灯会
dēng huì

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

刹车灯
shā chē dēng

brake light

灯火通明
dēng huǒ tōng míng

brightly lit

标灯
biāo dēng

beacon light

朱红灯
zhū hóng dēng

Zhu Hongdeng, one of the leaders of the Boxer Rebellion

探照灯
tàn zhào dēng

searchlight

挑灯夜战
tiǎo dēng yè zhàn

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

传灯
chuán dēng

to pass on the light of Buddha

灯芯绒
dēng xīn róng

corduroy (textiles)

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)

华灯
huá dēng

decorated lantern; lantern light

灯管
dēng guǎn

fluorescent light

绿灯
lǜ dēng

green light (traffic signal)

顶灯
dǐng dēng

dome light (of a taxi etc)

灯蛾
dēng é

moth

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]

投光灯
tóu guāng dēng

floodlight

本生灯
běn shēng dēng

Bunsen burner

灯头
dēng tóu

electric light socket

灯罩
dēng zhào

cover of lamp

灯谜
dēng mí

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

聚光灯
jù guāng dēng

spotlight

街灯
jiē dēng

streetlight

幻灯机
huàn dēng jī

slide projector

灯笼花
dēng lóng huā

Chinese enkianthus

提灯
tí dēng

a portable lamp

前灯
qián dēng

headlight

五灯会元
wǔ dēng huì yuán

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

闯红灯
chuǎng hóng dēng

to run a red light

幻灯片
huàn dēng piàn

slide (photography, presentation software)

灯丝
dēng sī

filament (in a lightbulb)

天灯
tiān dēng

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

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]

管灯
guǎn dēng

fluorescent light

壁灯
bì dēng

wall lamp

开绿灯
kāi lǜ dēng

to give the green light

车灯
chē dēng

vehicle light (headlight, turn indicator etc)

燃灯佛
rán dēng fó

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

灯蕊
dēng ruǐ

lamp wick

电灯泡
diàn dēng pào

light bulb

幻灯
huàn dēng

lantern slides

汞灯
gǒng dēng

mercury-vapor lamp

开灯
kāi dēng

to turn on the light

电灯
diàn dēng

electric light

张灯结彩
zhāng dēng jié cǎi

to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)

车头灯
chē tóu dēng

(vehicle) headlight

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

射灯
shè dēng

spotlight

灯泡
dēng pào

light bulb

灯光
dēng guāng

(stage) lighting

太阳灯
tài yáng dēng

sunlamp

泵灯
bèng dēng

lamp

桌灯
zhuō dēng

desk lamp

排灯节
pái dēng jié

Diwali (Hindu festival)

近光灯
jìn guāng dēng

low beam (headlights)

航标灯
háng biāo dēng

lighted buoy

吸顶灯
xī dǐng dēng

flush-mounted ceiling lamp (loanword)

大灯
dà dēng

headlight

吹灯拔蜡
chuī dēng bá là

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

闪光灯
shǎn guāng dēng

flash bulb (photography)

挑灯
tiǎo dēng

to light a lamp

石英卤素灯
shí yīng lǔ sù dēng

quartz halogen lamp

红绿灯
hóng lǜ dēng

traffic light

日光灯
rì guāng dēng

fluorescent light

霓虹灯
ní hóng dēng

neon lamp (loanword)

尾灯
wěi dēng

tail light (on vehicle)

万家灯火
wàn jiā dēng huǒ

(of a city etc) ablaze with lights

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]

节能灯
jié néng dēng

compact fluorescent lamp (CFL)

灯笼果
dēng lóng guǒ

cape gooseberry

交通灯
jiāo tōng dēng

traffic light

省油的灯
shěng yóu de dēng

sb who is easy to deal with

前信号灯
qián xìn hào dēng

car front indicator

矿灯
kuàng dēng

miner's lamp

后灯
hòu dēng

taillight

灯红酒绿
dēng hóng jiǔ lǜ

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

亮黄灯
liàng huáng dēng

(lit.) to flash the yellow light

灯盏
dēng zhǎn

lantern

花灯戏
huā dēng xì

opera for popular in Sichuan and Yunnan

龙灯
lóng dēng

dragon lantern

红灯
hóng dēng

red light

汽灯
qì dēng

gas lamp

灯笼
dēng lóng

lantern

台灯
tái dēng

desk lamp

追光灯
zhuī guāng dēng

(theater) spotlight

前照灯
qián zhào dēng

(vehicle) headlight

灯柱
dēng zhù

lamppost

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])

水银灯
shuǐ yín dēng

mercury-vapor lamp

黑灯下火
hēi dēng xià huǒ

pitch dark

灯芯
dēng xīn

see 燈心|灯心[dēng xīn]

灯草
dēng cǎo

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

灯火
dēng huǒ

lights

保险灯
bǎo xiǎn dēng

kerosene lamp

转向灯
zhuǎn xiàng dēng

vehicle turn indicator light

灯心
dēng xīn

lampwick

掌灯
zhǎng dēng

to light a lamp

红灯记
hóng dēng jì

The Legend of the Red Lantern

灯芯草
dēng xīn cǎo

see 燈心草|灯心草[dēng xīn cǎo]

前大灯
qián dà dēng

headlight

后信号灯
hòu xìn hào dēng

car rear indicator

灯台
dēng tái

lampstand

雾灯
wù dēng

fog lights (of a motor vehicle)

油灯
yóu dēng

oil lamp

灯节
dēng jié

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

灯条
dēng tiáo

LED strip light

绿灯
lǜ dēng

green light (traffic signal)

灯笼裤
dēng lóng kù

bloomers

灯带
dēng dài

LED strip light

酒精灯
jiǔ jīng dēng

spirit lamp

落地灯
luò dì dēng

floor lamp

花灯
huā dēng

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

孔明灯
kǒng míng dēng

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

路灯
lù dēng

street lamp

泛光灯
fàn guāng dēng

floodlight

筒灯
tǒng dēng

fluorescent tube or light

灯塔水母
dēng tǎ shuǐ mǔ

immortal jellyfish (Turritopsis dohrnii)

安全灯
ān quán dēng

safety lamp

灯号
dēng hào

flashing light

冰灯
bīng dēng

ice lantern

远光灯
yuǎn guāng dēng

high beam (headlights)

南瓜灯
nán guā dēng

jack-o'-lantern

马灯
mǎ dēng

barn lantern