Meaning of 灯笼
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
dēnglóng
- lantern
灯笼 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
灯笼在树枝上吊着。
The lamp was suspended from the branch of a tree.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
灯 dēng · lamp · 6 strokes
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笼 lóng · basket · 11 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 灯笼.
| 灯光 | dēngguāng | (stage) lighting; light |
| 电灯 | diàndēng | electric light |
| 台灯 | táidēng | desk lamp; table lamp |
| 笼子 | lóngzi | cage; basket; container |
| 红灯 | hóngdēng | red light |
| 灯泡 | dēngpào | light bulb; see also 電燈泡|电灯泡[dian4 deng1 pao4] |
| 笼罩 | lǒngzhào | to envelop; to shroud |
| 绿灯 | lǜdēng | green light (traffic signal); (fig.) permission to proceed |
| 路灯 | lùdēng | street lamp; street light |
| 笼统 | lǒngtǒng | general; broad |
| 张灯结彩 | zhāngdēng-jiécǎi | to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom) |
| 开灯 | kāidēng | to turn on the light |
Questions about 灯笼
What does 灯笼 mean?
灯笼 (dēnglong) means "lantern" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 灯笼?
灯笼 is made of 2 characters: 灯 (6 strokes), 笼 (11 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
Is 灯笼 an HSK word?
Yes. 灯笼 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 灯笼 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 灯笼 is written 燈籠.