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灯光 meaning in English

dēngguāng

(stage) lighting; light

HSK 4nounTraditional 燈光12 strokes

Meaning of 灯光

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

dēngguāng
  1. (stage) lighting
  2. light

How to use 灯光

灯光 means light from lamps or electric lights, and it is also the word for lighting in a theater, concert, or film set. It often appears with words like 明亮 (bright) or 昏暗 (dim). Example: 房间里的灯光很暗。(Fángjiān lǐ de dēngguāng hěn àn.) The light in the room is very dim.

灯 (dēng) is a lamp, with the fire radical 火 on the left, and 光 (guāng) is light. Put them together and you get the light that comes from a lamp: 灯光.

Common mistake: Learners often use 灯光 for any light, but sunlight is 阳光 (yángguāng), and the lamp itself is 灯 or 电灯 (diàndēng), not 灯光. Also keep both syllables in first tone: dēngguāng.

灯光 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ看kàn见jiàn远yuǎn处chù有yǒu灯dēng光guāng。
I saw a light in the distance.
发fā现xiàn了le远yuǎn处chù的de灯dēng光guāng的de旅lǚ行xíng者zhě欢huān喜xǐ不bù已yǐ。
The traveler was delighted at the sight of a light in the distance.
所suǒ有yǒu的de灯dēng光guāng同tóng时shí灭miè了le。
All at the same time, the lights went out.
亲qīn切qiè的de灯dēng光guāng让ràng他tā的de身shēn上shàng充chōng满mǎn了le温wēn暖nuǎn的de感gǎn觉jué。
He was bathed in the warmth of the kind light.
灯dēng光guāng太tài暗àn了le，我wǒ没méi法fǎ阅yuè读dú。
The light is too dim for me to read easily.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

灯 dēng · lamp · 6 strokes

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光 guāng · light · 6 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 灯光.

阳光yángguāngsunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic
光明guāngmínglight; radiance
不光bùguāngnot the only one; not only
光临guānglín(formal) to honor with one's presence; to attend
电灯diàndēngelectric light
光盘guāngpáncompact disc (CD); DVD; CD-ROM
时光shíguāngtime (esp. as sth that passes)
眼光yǎnguānggaze; insight
光荣guāngrónghonor and glory; glorious
光线guāngxiànlight ray; light
目光mùguānggaze; (fig.) attention; expression in one's eyes; look
风光fēngguāngscene; view

Questions about 灯光

What does 灯光 mean?

灯光 (dēngguāng) means "(stage) lighting; light" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 灯光?

灯光 is made of 2 characters: 灯 (6 strokes), 光 (6 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.

Is 灯光 an HSK word?

Yes. 灯光 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 灯光 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 灯光 is written 燈光.

What is the difference between 灯 and 灯光?

灯 is the object, the lamp or light fixture, as in 开灯 (kāi dēng, turn on the light). 灯光 is the light it gives off or the overall lighting. You turn on a 灯, and then you see its 灯光.

How do you say stage lighting or a lighting technician?

Stage lighting is 舞台灯光 (wǔtái dēngguāng). A lighting technician is often called 灯光师 (dēngguāngshī).

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