灯笼

dēng lóng

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HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Noun Rare

Definitions

1. lantern

Word relationships

Related words

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• 花灯 huā dēng 花灯 huā dēng colored lantern (used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节) decorative lanterns, often for festivals: colored lantern (used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节)

Usage notes

Collocations

灯笼 typically collocates with verbs like 挂 (to hang) and 提 (to carry by hand), not with general verbs like 拿 (to take).

Example Sentences

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门口挂着两个红色的 灯笼 。

Two red lanterns are hanging at the entrance.

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Words Containing 灯笼

• 大红灯笼高高挂 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]
• 灯笼果 灯笼果 dēng lóng guǒ: cape gooseberry
• 灯笼花 灯笼花 dēng lóng huā: Chinese enkianthus
• 灯笼裤 灯笼裤 dēng lóng kù: bloomers
• 灯笼鱼 灯笼鱼 dēng lóng yú: lantern fish

Child Words of 灯笼

• 灯 灯 dēng: lamp
• 笼 笼 lóng: enclosing frame made of bamboo, wire etc
• 笼 笼 lǒng: to cover