电灯

電燈

diàndēng

noun HSK 4 #18,647

Measure Word

一盏电灯 zhǎn

Meanings

1 electric light; electric lamp

Characters

Examples

请把电灯关了。

Qǐng bǎ diàndēng guān le.

Please turn off the light.

电灯是爱迪生发明的。

Diàndēng shì Àidíshēng fāmíng de.

The electric light was invented by Edison.

房间里的电灯很亮。

Fángjiān lǐ de diàndēng hěn liàng.

The light in the room is very bright.

Tips

usage

In everyday speech, people usually just say 灯 instead of 电灯. You'd use 电灯 to specifically emphasize it's electric (as opposed to, say, a candle or oil lamp).

Stroke Order

电 diàn

灯 dēng