开灯

開燈

kāidēng

verb

Meanings

1 to turn on the light
2 to switch on a lamp

Characters

to open, turn on

Examples

太黑了，开灯吧。

Tài hēi le, kāidēng ba.

It's too dark — turn on the light.

他轻轻开灯，不想吵醒孩子。

Tā qīngqīng kāidēng, bù xiǎng chǎo xǐng háizi.

He quietly turned on the light, not wanting to wake the child.

Tips

grammar

A verb-object compound: 开 (open/turn on) + 灯 (light). You can split them — 开一下灯 ('turn on the light for a moment'), 把灯开开 ('turn the light on'). Opposite: 关灯.

Stroke Order

开 kāi

灯 dēng