灯笼
dēng lóng
Pinyin

Definition

灯笼
 - 
dēng lóng
  1. lantern

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

灯
dēng
  1. 1 lamp
  2. 2 light
  3. 3 lantern
  4. 4 CL:盞|盏[zhǎn]
灯光
dēng guāng
  1. 1 (stage) lighting
  2. 2 light
灯笼
dēng lóng
  1. 1 lantern
冰灯
bīng dēng
  1. 1 ice lantern
吊灯
diào dēng
  1. 1 hanging lamp
回笼
huí lóng
  1. 1 to steam again
  2. 2 to rewarm food in a bamboo steamer
  3. 3 to withdraw currency from circulation
壁灯
bì dēng
  1. 1 wall lamp
  2. 2 bracket light
  3. 3 CL:盞|盏[zhǎn]
孔明灯
kǒng míng dēng
  1. 1 sky lantern (miniature hot-air balloon used during festivals)
射灯
shè dēng
  1. 1 spotlight
幻灯片
huàn dēng piàn
  1. 1 slide (photography, presentation software)
  2. 2 filmstrip
  3. 3 transparency
张灯结彩
zhāng dēng jié cǎi
  1. 1 to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)
挑灯
tiǎo dēng
  1. 1 to light a lamp
  2. 2 to raise a lantern
台灯
tái dēng
  1. 1 desk lamp
  2. 2 table lamp
熄灯
xī dēng
  1. 1 turn out the lights
  2. 2 lights out
灯塔
dēng tǎ
  1. 1 lighthouse
  2. 2 CL:座[zuò]
灯会
dēng huì
  1. 1 carnival during the Lantern Festival, with lantern displays and traditional folk performances such as stilt walking and lion dance
灯泡
dēng pào
  1. 1 light bulb
  2. 2 see also 電燈泡|电灯泡[diàn dēng pào]
  3. 3 third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang)
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
灯火
dēng huǒ
  1. 1 lights
灯火通明
dēng huǒ tōng míng
  1. 1 brightly lit
灯管
dēng guǎn
  1. 1 fluorescent light

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
槛花笼鹤
jiàn huā lóng hè
  1. 1 a flower in a cage, a crane in a basket (idiom); prisoner
灯红酒绿
dēng hóng jiǔ lu:4
  1. 1 lanterns red, wine green (idiom); feasting and pleasure-seeking
  2. 2 debauched and corrupt environment
笼鸟槛猿
lóng niǎo jiàn yuán
  1. 1 bird in a basket, monkey in a cage (idiom); prisoner

Sample Sentences

噢，像大红灯笼，很有中国传统特色嘛。
ò ，xiàng dàhóngdēnglong ，hěn yǒu Zhōngguó chuántǒng tèsè ma 。
Oh, it looks like a big red lantern. It really has a lot of traditional Chinese character.
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