灯火通明
dēng huǒ tōng míng
Pinyin

Definition

灯火通明
 - 
dēng huǒ tōng míng
  1. brightly lit

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

明
Míng
  1. 1 Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
  2. 2 surname Ming
  3. 3 Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shén nóng] Farmer God
明天
míng tiān
  1. 1 tomorrow
明年
míng nián
  1. 1 next year
明明
míng míng
  1. 1 obviously
  2. 2 plainly
  3. 3 undoubtedly
  4. 4 definitely
明星
míng xīng
  1. 1 star
  2. 2 celebrity
明白
míng bai
  1. 1 clear
  2. 2 obvious
  3. 3 unequivocal
  4. 4 to understand
  5. 5 to realize
明显
míng xiǎn
  1. 1 clear
  2. 2 distinct
  3. 3 obvious
普通
pǔ tōng
  1. 1 common
  2. 2 ordinary
  3. 3 general
  4. 4 average
火
Huǒ
  1. 1 surname Huo
火车
huǒ chē
  1. 1 train
  2. 2 CL:列[liè],節|节[jié],班[bān],趟[tàng]
火锅
huǒ guō
  1. 1 hotpot
聪明
cōng ming
  1. 1 intelligent
  2. 2 clever
  3. 3 bright
  4. 4 smart
  5. 5 acute (of sight and hearing)
说明
shuō míng
  1. 1 to explain
  2. 2 to illustrate
  3. 3 to indicate
  4. 4 to show
  5. 5 to prove
  6. 6 explanation
  7. 7 directions
  8. 8 caption
  9. 9 CL:個|个[gè]
证明
zhèng míng
  1. 1 proof
  2. 2 certificate
  3. 3 identification
  4. 4 testimonial
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
  6. 6 to prove
  7. 7 to testify
  8. 8 to confirm the truth of
通
tōng
  1. 1 to go through
  2. 2 to know well
  3. 3 (suffix) expert
  4. 4 to connect
  5. 5 to communicate
  6. 6 open
  7. 7 to clear
  8. 8 classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
通宵
tōng xiāo
  1. 1 all night
  2. 2 throughout the night
通过
tōng guò
  1. 1 by means of
  2. 2 through
  3. 3 via
  4. 4 to pass through
  5. 5 to get through
  6. 6 to adopt
  7. 7 to pass (a bill or inspection etc)
  8. 8 to switch over
三明治
sān míng zhì
  1. 1 sandwich (loanword)
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
上火
shàng huǒ
  1. 1 to get angry
  2. 2 to suffer from excessive internal heat (TCM)
不明
bù míng
  1. 1 not clear
  2. 2 unknown
  3. 3 to fail to understand

Idioms (20)

一窍不通
yī qiào bù tōng
  1. 1 lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)
  2. 2 I don't understand a word (idiom)
  3. 3 it's all Greek to me
一通百通
yī tōng bǎi tōng
  1. 1 grasp this fundamental point and all the rest will follow (idiom)
不到火候不揭锅
bù dào huǒ hòu bù jiē guō
  1. 1 don't act until the time is ripe (idiom)
不明事理
bù míng shì lǐ
  1. 1 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
不言自明
bù yán zì míng
  1. 1 self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
不说自明
bù shuō zì míng
  1. 1 self-explanatory
  2. 2 self-evident (idiom)
串通一气
chuàn tōng yī qì
  1. 1 to act in collusion (idiom)
事后聪明
shì hòu cōng ming
  1. 1 wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it
互通有无
hù tōng yǒu wú
  1. 1 mutual exchange of assistance (idiom)
  2. 2 to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls
  3. 3 to reciprocate with material assistance
  4. 4 scratch each other's back
以资证明
yǐ zī zhèng míng
  1. 1 in support or witness hereof (idiom)
光明磊落
guāng míng lěi luò
  1. 1 open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
八仙过海，各显神通
Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng
  1. 1 lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
冰炭不言，冷热自明
bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng
  1. 1 ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
冰雪聪明
bīng xuě cōng ming
  1. 1 exceptionally intelligent (idiom)
刀山火海
dāo shān huǒ hǎi
  1. 1 lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
  2. 2 fig. extreme danger (idiom)
半通不通
bàn tōng bù tōng
  1. 1 to not fully understand (idiom)
博识多通
bó shí duō tōng
  1. 1 knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)
厝火积薪
cuò huǒ jī xīn
  1. 1 lit. to put a fire under a pile of firewood (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. hidden danger
  3. 3 imminent danger
另请高明
lìng qǐng gāo míng
  1. 1 please find sb better qualified than me (idiom)
四通八达
sì tōng bā dá
  1. 1 roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides

Sample Sentences

是啊，里面灯火通明，好像还有一群人走来走去。
shì a ，lǐmiàn dēnghuǒtōngmíng ，hǎoxiàng hái yǒu yī qún rén zǒuláizǒuqù 。
Yeah. It's really well-lit. Looks like there's a group of people walking back and forth there.
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