电灯

電燈
diàndēng
noun #18,647

Measure Word

一盏电灯 zhǎn

Meanings

  1. 1 electric light; electric lamp

Examples

HSK 3
Qǐng bǎ diàndēng guān le.
Please turn off the light.
HSK 4
Fángjiān lǐ de diàndēng hěn liàng.
The light in the room is very bright.
HSK 5
Diàndēng shì Àidíshēng fāmíng de.
The electric light was invented by Edison.

Tips

usage
In everyday speech, people usually just say 灯 instead of 电灯. You'd use 电灯 to specifically emphasize it's electric (as opposed to, say, a candle or oil lamp).

Stroke Order

电 diàn
灯 dēng