节能灯

節能燈
jiénéngdēng
noun #51,679

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 energy-saving lamp
  2. 2 compact fluorescent lamp (CFL)

Examples

Jiā lǐ bǎ báichìdēng dōu huàn chéng le jiénéngdēng.
We replaced all the incandescent bulbs at home with energy-saving lamps.
Jiénéngdēng bǐ LED guì bùliǎo duōshao, dàn gèng fèi diàn.
CFLs aren't much cheaper than LEDs, but they use more electricity.

Tips

usage
节能灯 originally referred to spiral CFL bulbs that replaced incandescents. As LEDs took over, the term often gets used loosely for any low-watt bulb — but strictly, today's LED bulbs are LED (LED dēng).

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