霓虹灯

霓虹燈
níhóngdēng
noun #24,442

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 neon light
  2. 2 neon sign

Examples

HSK 4
Jiǔbā ménkǒu guà zhe yī pái níhóngdēng.
A row of neon lights hangs at the entrance of the bar.
HSK 4
Níhóngdēng shì èrshí shìjì chéngshì wénhuà de zhòngyào fúhào zhīyī.
Neon lights are one of the important symbols of 20th-century urban culture.
HSK 7-9
Chéngshì yèwǎn de níhóngdēng wǔcǎi-bīnfēn, shífēn mírén.
The neon lights of the city at night are colorful and enchanting.

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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