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灯dēnglamp

HSK 3word

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灯 (dēng) means "lamp," "light," or "lantern," as in 请开灯 (please turn on the light) or 关灯 (to turn off the light). It names the electric light in a room, a lamp on a desk, or a paper lantern at a festival. Its measure word is 盏, as in 一盏灯 (one lamp).

What does 灯 mean?

  1. 1.

    lampnoun

  2. 2.

    lightnoun

  3. 3.

    lanternnoun

What does the character 灯 mean?

  • 灯lamp

How do you use 灯?

开灯 / 关灯 mean to turn the light on / off. Count lamps with 盏: 一盏灯.

What are some examples of 灯 in a sentence?

  1. 请开灯。

    Qǐng kāi dēng.

    Please turn on the light.

  2. 房间里的灯坏了。

    Fángjiān li de dēng huài le.

    The light in the room is broken.

  3. 桌子上的灯很亮。

    Zhuōzi shang de dēng hěn liàng.

    The lamp on the desk is very bright.

How is 灯 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    房间里太黑了。

    Fángjiān li tài hēi le.

    It's too dark in the room.

  2. Speaker B:

    灯坏了,我明天去买一盏新的。

    Dēng huài le, wǒ míngtiān qù mǎi yì zhǎn xīn de.

    The light is broken; I'll go buy a new one tomorrow.

  3. Speaker A:

    那今天晚上怎么办?

    Nà jīntiān wǎnshang zěnme bàn?

    Then what do we do tonight?

  4. Speaker B:

    先用手机照一下吧。

    Xiān yòng shǒujī zhào yíxià ba.

    Let's use a phone for light for now.

What should you learn next?

English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.