大灯

大燈
dàdēng
noun

Measure Word

一盏大灯 zhǎn

Meanings

  1. 1 headlight
  2. 2 headlamp
  3. 3 main light (of a room)

Examples

HSK 2
Wǎnshang kāichē yào dǎkāi dàdēng.
Turn on your headlights when you drive at night.
HSK 7-9
Fángjiān lǐ zhǐ kāi zhe yì zhǎn táidēng, tài àn le, bǎ dàdēng dǎkāi ba.
Only a desk lamp is on in the room and it's too dark, so turn on the main light.

Tips

usage
In a car 大灯 is the everyday word; manuals say 前照灯. High beam is 远光灯 and low beam 近光灯. At home, 开大灯 means switching on the main ceiling light rather than a lamp.

Stroke Order

大 dà
灯 dēng