提灯

提燈

tídēng

noun #33,382

Measure Word

一盏提灯 zhǎn

Meanings

1 a portable lantern
2 a hand-held lamp

Characters

to lift; to carry by handle

Examples

他提着一盏提灯走进山洞。

Tā tí zhe yī zhǎn tídēng zǒu jìn shāndòng.

He walked into the cave carrying a lantern.

节日的晚上，孩子们举着提灯游行。

Jiérì de wǎnshang, háizimen jǔ zhe tídēng yóuxíng.

On the festival night, children paraded with lanterns held high.

Tips

memory

Literally 'carry-by-hand lamp' — 提 is the verb 'to lift/carry by a handle'. Distinct from 灯笼 (dēnglong, the round paper-and-frame lantern of Spring Festival); 提灯 is the older, more general term for any portable lamp, including the kerosene 'storm lanterns' of pre-electric households.

Stroke Order

提 tí

灯 dēng