白炽灯

白熾燈
báichìdēng
noun #54,230

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 incandescent lamp
  2. 2 incandescent light bulb

Examples

HSK 6
Hěnduō guójiā yǐjing zhúbù táotài le báichìdēng.
Many countries have already phased out incandescent bulbs.
HSK 7-9
Fángjiān lǐ zhǐyǒu yì zhǎn báichìdēng, guāngxiàn yǒudiǎn àn.
The room had only one incandescent bulb, and the light was a bit dim.

Tips

memory
白 "white" + 炽 "blazing": the bulb makes light by heating a thin filament until it glows white-hot, so most of its power ends up as heat. It has largely given way to the 节能灯 and LED lamps.

Stroke Order

白 bái
炽 chì
灯 dēng