烛光

燭光

zhúguāng

noun #14,726

Meanings

1 candlelight
2 candela (unit of luminous intensity)

Characters

Examples

他们在烛光下共进晚餐。

Tāmen zài zhúguāng xià gòng jìn wǎncān.

They had dinner together by candlelight.

烛光摇曳，投下长长的影子。

Zhúguāng yáoyè, tóu xià chángchángde yǐngzi.

The candlelight flickered, casting long shadows.

Tips

culture

烛光晚餐 (zhúguāng wǎncān, candlelit dinner) is a common romantic expression in Chinese, just as in Western cultures.

Stroke Order

烛 zhú

光 guāng