烛光

燭光

zhúguāng

noun #14,726

Meanings

1 candlelight
2 candela (unit of luminous intensity)

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

他们在烛光下共进晚餐。

Tāmen zài zhúguāng xià gòng jìn wǎncān.

They had dinner together by candlelight.

HSK 7-9

烛光摇曳，投下长长的影子。

Zhúguāng yáoyè, tóu xià chángcháng de yǐngzi.

The candlelight flickered, casting long shadows.

Tips

culture

烛光晚餐 (candlelit dinner) is a common romantic expression in Chinese, just as in Western cultures.

Stroke Order

烛 zhú

光 guāng