感应灯

感應燈

gǎnyìngdēng

noun

Measure Word

一盏感应灯 zhǎn

Meanings

1 motion-sensor light
2 induction lamp
3 automatic light (with sensor)

Characters

Examples

走廊装了感应灯，半夜起夜方便多了。

Zǒuláng zhuāng le gǎnyìngdēng, bànyè qǐyè fāngbiàn duō le.

We installed motion-sensor lights in the hallway—it's much easier to get up at night.

感应灯人一走就自动熄灭。

Gǎnyìngdēng rén yī zǒu jiù zìdòng xīmiè.

The sensor light goes off automatically when you walk away.

Tips

mistakes

应 here is read yìng (4th tone, 'to respond'), not yīng (1st tone, 'should'). 感应 = 'sense and respond' = induction/sensing. The same yìng appears in 应答 (yìngdá, to answer).

Stroke Order

感 gǎn

应 yīng

灯 dēng