感应灯

感應燈

gǎnyìngdēng

noun

Measure Word

一盏感应灯 zhǎn

Meanings

1 motion-sensor light
2 induction lamp
3 automatic light (with sensor)

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

走廊装了感应灯，半夜起夜方便多了。

Zǒuláng zhuāng le gǎnyìngdēng, bànyè qǐyè fāngbiàn duō le.

We installed motion-sensor lights in the hallway - it's much easier to get up at night.

HSK 7-9

感应灯人一走就自动熄灭。

Gǎnyìngdēng rén yì zǒu jiù zìdòng xīmiè.

The sensor light goes off automatically when you walk away.

Tips

mistakes

应 here is read yìng (4th tone, 'to respond'), not yīng (1st tone, 'should'). 感应 = 'sense and respond' = induction/sensing. The same yìng appears in 应答 (to answer).

Stroke Order

感 gǎn

应 yīng

灯 dēng