霓虹灯

霓虹燈
níhóngdēng
noun #24,442

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 neon light
  2. 2 neon sign

Examples

Chéngshì yèwǎn de níhóngdēng wǔcǎi-bīnfēn, shífēn mírén.
The neon lights of the city at night are colorful and enchanting.
Jiǔbā ménkǒu guà zhe yī pái níhóngdēng.
A row of neon lights hangs at the entrance of the bar.
Níhóngdēng shì èrshí shìjì chéngshì wénhuà de zhòngyào fúhào zhīyī.
Neon lights are one of the important symbols of 20th-century urban culture.

Tips

memory
霓虹 is a phonetic borrowing from English 'neon,' and means 'light/lamp.' The characters 霓虹 literally mean 'rainbow halo' - which poetically describes the glowing colors of neon.

Stroke Order

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