灯会
dēng huì
Pinyin

Definition

灯会
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dēng huì
  1. carnival during the Lantern Festival, with lantern displays and traditional folk performances such as stilt walking and lion dance

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

学会
xué huì
  1. 1 to learn
  2. 2 to master
  3. 3 institute
  4. 4 learned society
  5. 5 (scholarly) association
会
huì
  1. 1 can
  2. 2 to be possible
  3. 3 to be able to
  4. 4 will
  5. 5 to be likely to
  6. 6 to be sure to
  7. 7 to assemble
  8. 8 to meet
  9. 9 to gather
  10. 10 to see
  11. 11 union
  12. 12 group
  13. 13 association
  14. 14 CL:個|个[gè]
  15. 15 a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
机会
jī huì
  1. 1 opportunity
  2. 2 chance
  3. 3 occasion
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
一会
yī huì
  1. 1 a moment
  2. 2 a while
  3. 3 in a moment
  4. 4 also pr. [yī huǐ]
一会儿
yī huì r5
  1. 1 a moment
  2. 2 a while
  3. 3 in a moment
  4. 4 now...now...
  5. 5 also pr. [yī huǐ r5]
公会
gōng huì
  1. 1 guild
协会
xié huì
  1. 1 an association
  2. 2 a society
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè],家[jiā]
基金会
jī jīn huì
  1. 1 foundation (institution supported by an endowment)
大会
dà huì
  1. 1 general assembly
  2. 2 general meeting
  3. 3 convention
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],屆|届[jiè]
奥运会
Ào yùn huì
  1. 1 abbr. for 奧林匹克運動會|奥林匹克运动会
  2. 2 Olympic Games
  3. 3 the Olympics
委员会
wěi yuán huì
  1. 1 committee
孔明灯
kǒng míng dēng
  1. 1 sky lantern (miniature hot-air balloon used during festivals)
学生会
xué sheng huì
  1. 1 student union
家长会
jiā zhǎng huì
  1. 1 parent-teacher conference
  2. 2 parents' association
工会
gōng huì
  1. 1 labor union
  2. 2 trade union
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
年会
nián huì
  1. 1 annual meeting
庙会
miào huì
  1. 1 temple fair
待会儿
dāi huì r5
  1. 1 in a moment
  2. 2 later
  3. 3 also pr. [dāi huǐ r5] or [dāi hui r5]
教会
jiāo huì
  1. 1 to show
  2. 2 to teach
晚会
wǎn huì
  1. 1 evening party
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]

Idioms (18)

只可意会，不可言传
zhǐ kě yì huì , bù kě yán chuán
  1. 1 can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle
可以意会，不可言传
kě yǐ yì huì , bù kě yán chuán
  1. 1 can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle
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
单刀赴会
dān dāo fù huì
  1. 1 lit. to go among enemies with only one's sword (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to go alone into enemy lines
天上不会掉馅饼
tiān shàng bù huì diào xiàn bǐng
  1. 1 there is no such thing as a free lunch (idiom)
张灯结彩
zhāng dēng jié cǎi
  1. 1 to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)
后会有期
hòu huì yǒu qī
  1. 1 I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom)
  2. 2 Hope to see you again.
心领神会
xīn lǐng shén huì
  1. 1 to understand tacitly (idiom)
  2. 2 to know intuitively
  3. 3 to understand thoroughly
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
文山会海
wén shān huì hǎi
  1. 1 a mountain of paperwork and a sea of meetings (idiom)
机会带来成功
jī huì dài lái chéng gōng
  1. 1 Opportunity brings success. (idiom)
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
牵强附会
qiān qiǎng fù huì
  1. 1 to make an irrelevant comparison or interpretation (idiom)
穿凿附会
chuān záo fù huì
  1. 1 to make far-fetched claims (idiom)
  2. 2 to offer outlandish explanations
聚精会神
jù jīng huì shén
  1. 1 to concentrate one's attention (idiom)
能说会道
néng shuō huì dào
  1. 1 can talk really well (idiom); the gift of the gab
船到桥门自会直
chuán dào qiáo mén zì huì zhí
  1. 1 lit. when the ship arrives at the bridge we can deal with the problem
  2. 2 no point in worrying about sth until it actually happens (idiom)
适逢其会
shì féng qí huì
  1. 1 to just happen to coincide with the occasion (idiom)
  2. 2 to be present just at the right time

Sample Sentences

猜对了！就是“胖”字，这么厉害！看来你一定常常在元宵灯会的时候拿到奖品！
cāi duì le ！jiùshì “pàng ”zì ，zhème lìhai ！kànlai nǐ yīdìng chángcháng zài yuánxiāodēnghuì de shíhou ná dào jiǎngpǐn ！
You got it right! It's the character "胖". You're really good at this! You must win a lot of prizes at the lantern displays on Lantern Festival!
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