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The Chinese word diandeng - 电灯 - diàndēng
(lamp in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
diàndēng
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English translations
lamp,
electric light
Chinese characters:
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电灯 ( diandeng / diàndēng ) in traditional characters
電燈
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 电灯 ( diandeng / diàndēng ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Qing ba diandeng guandiao.
Qǐng bǎ diàndēng guāndiào.– English translation: Please turn off the light.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
light | electric
电灯 ( diandeng / diàndēng ) belongs to the 3000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 1114)
电灯 ( diandeng / diàndēng ) belongs to the 3000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 1114)
More words that mean lamp in Chinese
dēng ( 灯 )
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