灯串

燈串
dēngchuàn
noun

Measure Word

一串灯串 chuàn

Meanings

  1. 1 string lights
  2. 2 fairy lights
  3. 3 light string

Examples

Shèngdàn jié wǒmen zài yángtái guà le yí chuàn dēngchuàn.
We hung up a string of fairy lights on the balcony for Christmas.
Tā fángjiān lǐ guà de dēngchuàn tèbié yǒu fēnwéigǎn.
The fairy lights in her room give off a really nice ambient vibe.

Tips

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灯串 is the e-commerce / standard term; in casual speech and on Xiaohongshu (小红书) you'll hear (chuàndēng, same characters reversed) and 氛围 (ambient lights) just as often. They became huge as bedroom-decor staples around 2018–2020.

Stroke Order

dēng
chuàn