灯泡 meaning in English

dēngpào

light bulb; see also 電燈泡|电灯泡[dian4 deng1 pao4]

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 燈泡14 strokes

Meaning of 灯泡

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

dēngpào
  1. light bulb
  2. see also 電燈泡|电灯泡[dian4 deng1 pao4]
  3. third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang)

Measure word: 個|个

灯泡 in example sentences

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

三sān个gè灯dēng泡pào烧shāo坏huài了le。
Three bulbs have burned out.
您nín离lí开kāi前qián能néng帮bāng忙máng换huàn一yī下xià厨chú房fáng的de灯dēng泡pào吗ma?
Can you change the kitchen light bulb before you leave?
灯dēng泡pào发fā光guāng。
A light bulb gives light.
雅yǎ尼ní将jiāng灯dēng泡pào放fàng入rù箱xiāng子zi。
Yanni put the light bulb in a box.
要yào是shì那nà灯dēng泡pào不bù照zhào我wǒ的de眼yǎn就jiù好hǎo了le。
If only that lamp weren't shining in my eye.

Stroke order for each character

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

灯 dēng · lamp · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

泡 pào · bubble · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

Related words

Words that share a character with 灯泡.

灯光dēngguāng(stage) lighting; light
电灯diàndēngelectric light
台灯táidēngdesk lamp; table lamp
泡沫pàomòfoam; (soap) bubble
红灯hóngdēngred light
绿灯lǜdēnggreen light (traffic signal); (fig.) permission to proceed
气泡qìpàobubble; blister (in metal)
灯笼dēnglonglantern
浸泡jìnpàoto steep; to soak
路灯lùdēngstreet lamp; street light
张灯结彩zhāngdēng-jiécǎito be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)
泡妞pàoniūto pick up girls; to play around with girls

Questions about 灯泡

What does 灯泡 mean?

灯泡 (dēngpào) means "light bulb; see also 電燈泡|电灯泡[dian4 deng1 pao4]" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 灯泡?

灯泡 is made of 2 characters: 灯 (6 strokes), 泡 (8 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.

Is 灯泡 an HSK word?

Yes. 灯泡 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 灯泡 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 灯泡 is written 燈泡.