灯火通明

燈火通明
dēnghuǒ-tōngmíng
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 brightly lit
  2. 2 ablaze with lights

Examples

HSK 4
Wǎnshang zhěng tiáo jiē dēnghuǒ-tōngmíng.
At night the whole street is ablaze with lights.
HSK 5
Yǐjīng bànyè le, shíyànshì lǐ yīrán dēnghuǒ-tōngmíng, dàjiā dōu zài jiābān.
It was already midnight, but the lab was still brightly lit: everyone was working late.

Tips

usage
Used for buildings, streets and whole cities at night, and it often hints that people are still working or celebrating. 通 means the light reaches everywhere, from end to end.

Stroke Order

灯 dēng
火 huǒ
通 tōng
明 míng