Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
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ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
1 | 灯 | 燈 | dēng | deng1 | lamp; light; lantern; Classifiers: 盏 | ||
2 | 灯光 | 燈光 | dēng guāng | deng1 guang1 | (stage) lighting; light | ||
3 | 电灯 | 電燈 | diàn dēng | dian4 deng1 | electric light; Classifiers: 盏 | ||
4 | 灯泡 | 燈泡 | dēng pào | deng1 pao4 | light bulb; see also 电灯泡 | ||
5 | 油灯 | 油燈 | yóu dēng | you2 deng1 | oil lamp | ||
6 | 灯火 | 燈火 | dēng huǒ | deng1 huo3 | lights | ||
7 | 灯笼 | 燈籠 | dēng lóng | deng1 long2 | lantern | ||
8 | 灯丝 | 燈絲 | dēng sī | deng1 si1 | filament (in a lightbulb) | ||
9 | 红灯 | 紅燈 | hóng dēng | hong2 deng1 | red light | ||
10 | 保险灯 | 保險燈 | bǎo xiǎn dēng | bao3 xian3 deng1 | kerosene lamp | ||
11 | 汞灯 | 汞燈 | gǒng dēng | gong3 deng1 | mercury-vapor lamp | ||
12 | 安全灯 | 安全燈 | ān quán dēng | an1 quan2 deng1 | safety lamp; safelight | ||
13 | 白炽灯 | 白熾燈 | bái chì dēng | bai2 chi4 deng1 | incandescent light | ||
14 | 本生灯 | 本生燈 | běn shēng dēng | Ben3 sheng1 deng1 | Bunsen burner | ||
15 | 泵灯 | 泵燈 | bèng dēng | beng4 deng1 | lamp; turn signal | ||
16 | 壁灯 | 壁燈 | bì dēng | bi4 deng1 | wall lamp; bracket light; Classifiers: 盏 | ||
17 | 标灯 | 標燈 | biāo dēng | biao1 deng1 | beacon light; beacon | ||
18 | 冰灯 | 冰燈 | bīng dēng | bing1 deng1 | ice lantern | ||
19 | 长明灯 | 長明燈 | cháng míng dēng | chang2 ming2 deng1 | altar lamp burning day and night | ||
20 | 车前灯 | 車前燈 | chē qián dēng | che1 qian2 deng1 | headlight | ||
21 | 车头灯 | 車頭燈 | chē tóu dēng | che1 tou2 deng1 | (vehicle) headlight | ||
22 | 传灯 | 傳燈 | chuán dēng | chuan2 deng1 | to pass on the light of Buddha | ||
23 | 闯红灯 | 闖紅燈 | chuǎng hóng dēng | chuang3 hong2 deng1 | to run a red light; failing to stop at a red traffic light; (slang) to have sex with a girl while she is menstruating | ||
24 | 吹灯拔蜡 | 吹燈拔蠟 | chuī dēng bá là | chui1 deng1 ba2 la4 | lit. to blow out the lamp and put out the candle (idiom); fig. to die; to bite the dust; to be over and done with | ||
25 | 春灯谜 | 春燈謎 | chūn dēng mí | Chun1 deng1 mi2 | Spring lantern riddles (guessing game at Lantern Festival 元宵节 , at the end of Spring festival 春节 ) | ||
26 | 大灯 | 大燈 | dà dēng | da4 deng1 | headlight | ||
27 | 大红灯笼高高挂 | 大紅燈籠高高掛 | dà hóng dēng lóng gāo gāo guà | Da4 hong2 Deng1 long2 Gao1 gao1 Gua4 | Raise the Red Lantern (1991), movie by Zhang Yimou 张艺谋 | ||
28 | 灯草 | 燈草 | dēng cǎo | deng1 cao3 | the spongy, white pulp inside the stem of rush plants, used as a wick for oil lamps | ||
29 | 灯草绒 | 燈草絨 | dēng cǎo róng | deng1 cao3 rong2 | see 灯芯绒 | ||
30 | 灯蛾 | 燈蛾 | dēng é | deng1 e2 | moth | ||
31 | 灯管 | 燈管 | dēng guǎn | deng1 guan3 | fluorescent light | ||
32 | 灯光如昼 | 燈光如晝 | dēng guāng rú zhòu | deng1 guang1 ru2 zhou4 | a light as bright as daytime (idiom) | ||
33 | 灯号 | 燈號 | dēng hào | deng1 hao4 | flashing light; indicator light | ||
34 | 灯红酒绿 | 燈紅酒綠 | dēng hóng jiǔ lǜ | deng1 hong2 jiu3 lu:4 | lanterns red, wine green (idiom); feasting and pleasure-seeking; debauched and corrupt environment | ||
35 | 灯会 | 燈會 | dēng huì | deng1 hui4 | carnival during the Lantern Festival, with lantern displays and traditional folk performances such as stilt walking and lion dance | ||
36 | 灯火辉煌 | 燈火輝煌 | dēng huǒ huī huáng | deng1 huo3 hui1 huang2 | ablaze with lights (idiom) | ||
37 | 灯火通明 | 燈火通明 | dēng huǒ tōng míng | deng1 huo3 tong1 ming2 | brightly lit | ||
38 | 灯节 | 燈節 | dēng jié | deng1 jie2 | the Lantern Festival (15th of first month of lunar calendar) | ||
39 | 灯笼果 | 燈籠果 | dēng lóng guǒ | deng1 long2 guo3 | cape gooseberry; Peruvian ground-cherry; Physalis peruviana | ||
40 | 灯笼花 | 燈籠花 | dēng lóng huā | deng1 long2 hua1 | Chinese enkianthus | ||
41 | 灯笼裤 | 燈籠褲 | dēng lóng kù | deng1 long2 ku4 | bloomers; plus fours; knickerbockers | ||
42 | 灯笼鱼 | 燈籠魚 | dēng lóng yú | deng1 long2 yu2 | lantern fish | ||
43 | 灯谜 | 燈謎 | dēng mí | deng1 mi2 | riddles written on lanterns (e.g. for the Lantern Festival at the end of Chinese New Year) | ||
44 | 灯蕊 | 燈蕊 | dēng ruǐ | deng1 rui3 | lamp wick | ||
45 | 灯塔 | 燈塔 | dēng tǎ | deng1 ta3 | lighthouse; Classifiers: 座 | ||
46 | 灯塔市 | 燈塔市 | dēng tǎ shì | Deng1 ta3 shi4 | Dengta county level city in Liaoyang 辽阳 , Liaoning | ||
47 | 灯塔水母 | 燈塔水母 | dēng tǎ shuǐ mǔ | deng1 ta3 shui3 mu3 | immortal jellyfish (Turritopsis dohrnii) | ||
48 | 灯台 | 燈臺 | dēng tái | deng1 tai2 | lampstand | ||
49 | 灯头 | 燈頭 | dēng tóu | deng1 tou2 | electric light socket; burner (component of a kerosene lamp); light (as a countable item, e.g. number of lights fitted in a house) | ||
50 | 灯心 | 燈心 | dēng xīn | deng1 xin1 | see 灯心 ; lampwick | ||
51 | 灯心草 | 燈心草 | dēng xīn cǎo | deng1 xin1 cao3 | see 灯心草 ; rush (botany); Juncaceae | ||
52 | 灯芯绒 | 燈芯絨 | dēng xīn róng | deng1 xin1 rong2 | corduroy (textiles) | ||
53 | 灯盏 | 燈盞 | dēng zhǎn | deng1 zhan3 | lantern; uncovered oil lamp | ||
54 | 灯罩 | 燈罩 | dēng zhào | deng1 zhao4 | cover of lamp; lampshade; glass cover of oil lamp | ||
55 | 灯烛辉煌 | 燈燭輝煌 | dēng zhú huī huáng | deng1 zhu2 hui1 huang2 | to be brilliantly lighted with lamps (idiom) | ||
56 | 灯柱 | 燈柱 | dēng zhù | deng1 zhu4 | lamppost | ||
57 | 电灯泡 | 電燈泡 | diàn dēng pào | dian4 deng1 pao4 | light bulb; (slang) unwanted third guest | ||
58 | 吊灯 | 吊燈 | diào dēng | diao4 deng1 | hanging lamp | ||
59 | 顶灯 | 頂燈 | dǐng dēng | ding3 deng1 | dome light (of a taxi etc); ceiling light (in a room); interior light (of a car); light on the top of a mast etc | ||
60 | 泛光灯 | 泛光燈 | fàn guāng dēng | fan4 guang1 deng1 | floodlight | ||
61 | 放映幻灯片 | 放映幻燈片 | fàng yìng huàn dēng piàn | fang4 ying4 huan4 deng1 pian4 | slide show | ||
62 | 管灯 | 管燈 | guǎn dēng | guan3 deng1 | fluorescent light | ||
63 | 航标灯 | 航標燈 | háng biāo dēng | hang2 biao1 deng1 | lighted buoy; channel marking light; signal light | ||
64 | 黑灯瞎火 | 黑燈瞎火 | hēi dēng xiā huǒ | hei1 deng1 xia1 huo3 | pitch dark | ||
65 | 黑灯下火 | 黑燈下火 | hēi dēng xià huǒ | hei1 deng1 xia4 huo3 | pitch dark; also written 黑灯瞎火 | ||
66 | 红灯记 | 紅燈記 | hóng dēng jì | Hong2 deng1 ji4 | The Legend of the Red Lantern | ||
67 | 红灯区 | 紅燈區 | hóng dēng qū | hong2 deng1 qu1 | red-light district | ||
68 | 红绿灯 | 紅綠燈 | hóng lǜ dēng | hong2 lu:4 deng1 | traffic light; traffic signal | ||
69 | 后灯 | 後燈 | hòu dēng | hou4 deng1 | taillight | ||
70 | 后信号灯 | 後信號燈 | hòu xìn hào dēng | hou4 xin4 hao4 deng1 | car rear indicator | ||
71 | 弧光灯 | 弧光燈 | hú guāng dēng | hu2 guang1 deng1 | arc lamp | ||
72 | 花灯 | 花燈 | huā dēng | hua1 deng1 | colored lantern (used at Lantern Festival 元宵节 ) | ||
73 | 花灯戏 | 花燈戲 | huā dēng xì | hua1 deng1 xi4 | opera for popular in Sichuan and Yunnan | ||
74 | 华灯 | 華燈 | huá dēng | hua2 deng1 | light; decorated lantern | ||
75 | 华灯初上 | 華燈初上 | huá dēng chū shàng | hua2 deng1 chu1 shang4 | early evening when lanterns are first lit | ||
76 | 幻灯 | 幻燈 | huàn dēng | huan4 deng1 | lantern slides | ||
77 | 幻灯机 | 幻燈機 | huàn dēng jī | huan4 deng1 ji1 | slide projector; overhead projector | ||
78 | 幻灯片 | 幻燈片 | huàn dēng piàn | huan4 deng1 pian4 | slide (photography, presentation software); filmstrip; transparency | ||
79 | 街灯 | 街燈 | jiē dēng | jie1 deng1 | streetlight | ||
80 | 节能灯 | 節能燈 | jié néng dēng | jie2 neng2 deng1 | compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) | ||
81 | 近光灯 | 近光燈 | jìn guāng dēng | jin4 guang1 deng1 | low beam (headlights) | ||
82 | 酒精灯 | 酒精燈 | jiǔ jīng dēng | jiu3 jing1 deng1 | spirit lamp | ||
83 | 聚光灯 | 聚光燈 | jù guāng dēng | ju4 guang1 deng1 | spotlight | ||
84 | 开灯 | 開燈 | kāi dēng | kai1 deng1 | to turn on the light | ||
85 | 开绿灯 | 開綠燈 | kāi lǜ dēng | kai1 lu:4 deng1 | to give the green light; to give the go-ahead | ||
86 | 孔明灯 | 孔明燈 | kǒng míng dēng | kong3 ming2 deng1 | sky lantern (miniature hot-air balloon used during festivals) | ||
87 | 矿灯 | 礦燈 | kuàng dēng | kuang4 deng1 | miner's lamp; mine light | ||
88 | 亮黄灯 | 亮黃燈 | liàng huáng dēng | liang4 huang2 deng1 | (lit.) to flash the yellow light; (fig.) to give a warning sign | ||
89 | 龙灯 | 龍燈 | lóng dēng | long2 deng1 | dragon lantern | ||
90 | 路灯 | 路燈 | lù dēng | lu4 deng1 | street lamp; street light | ||
91 | 绿灯 | 綠燈 | lǜ dēng | lu:4 deng1 | green light (traffic signal); (fig.) permission to proceed | ||
92 | 落地灯 | 落地燈 | luò dì dēng | luo4 di4 deng1 | floor lamp | ||
93 | 马灯 | 馬燈 | mǎ dēng | ma3 deng1 | barn lantern; kerosene lamp | ||
94 | 南瓜灯 | 南瓜燈 | nán guā dēng | nan2 gua1 deng1 | jack-o'-lantern | ||
95 | 霓虹灯 | 霓虹燈 | ní hóng dēng | ni2 hong2 deng1 | neon lamp (loanword) | ||
96 | 排灯节 | 排燈節 | pái dēng jié | Pai2 deng1 jie2 | Diwali (Hindu festival) | ||
97 | 岐路灯 | 岐路燈 | qí lù dēng | Qi2 lu4 Deng1 | Lamp in the Side Street, novel by Qing dynasty writer Li Lüyuan 李绿园 ; also written 岐路灯 ; Lamp in the Side Street (c. 1777), novel by Qing dynasty writer Li Lüyuan 李绿园 | ||
98 | 汽灯 | 汽燈 | qì dēng | qi4 deng1 | gas lamp | ||
99 | 前大灯 | 前大燈 | qián dà dēng | qian2 da4 deng1 | headlight | ||
100 | 前灯 | 前燈 | qián dēng | qian2 deng1 | headlight | ||
101 | 前信号灯 | 前信號燈 | qián xìn hào dēng | qian2 xin4 hao4 deng1 | car front indicator | ||
102 | 前照灯 | 前照燈 | qián zhào dēng | qian2 zhao4 deng1 | (vehicle) headlight | ||
103 | 青灯古佛 | 青燈古佛 | qīng dēng gǔ fó | qing1 deng1 gu3 fo2 | an oil lamp before the statue of Buddha (idiom) | ||
104 | 取灯儿 | 取燈兒 | qǔ dēng r | qu3 deng1 r5 | (dialect) match (for lighting fire) | ||
105 | 燃灯佛 | 燃燈佛 | rán dēng fó | Ran2 deng1 fo2 | Dipamkara Buddha, the former Buddha before Shakyamuni Buddha and the bringer of lights | ||
106 | 日光灯 | 日光燈 | rì guāng dēng | ri4 guang1 deng1 | fluorescent light | ||
107 | 刹车灯 | 剎車燈 | shā chē dēng | sha1 che1 deng1 | brake light | ||
108 | 闪光灯 | 閃光燈 | shǎn guāng dēng | shan3 guang1 deng1 | flash bulb (photography) | ||
109 | 射灯 | 射燈 | shè dēng | she4 deng1 | spotlight | ||
110 | 省油的灯 | 省油的燈 | shěng yóu de dēng | sheng3 you2 de5 deng1 | sb who is easy to deal with | ||
111 | 石英卤素灯 | 石英鹵素燈 | shí yīng lǔ sù dēng | shi2 ying1 lu3 su4 deng1 | quartz halogen lamp | ||
112 | 水银灯 | 水銀燈 | shuǐ yín dēng | shui3 yin2 deng1 | mercury-vapor lamp | ||
113 | 台灯 | 檯燈 | tái dēng | tai2 deng1 | desk lamp; table lamp | ||
114 | 太阳灯 | 太陽燈 | tài yáng dēng | tai4 yang2 deng1 | sunlamp | ||
115 | 探照灯 | 探照燈 | tàn zhào dēng | tan4 zhao4 deng1 | searchlight | ||
116 | 提灯 | 提燈 | tí dēng | ti2 deng1 | a portable lamp | ||
117 | 天灯 | 天燈 | tiān dēng | tian1 deng1 | sky lantern (miniature hot-air balloon used during festivals) | ||
118 | 挑灯 | 挑燈 | tiǎo dēng | tiao3 deng1 | to light a lamp; to raise a lantern | ||
119 | 挑灯拨火 | 挑燈撥火 | tiǎo dēng bō huǒ | tiao3 deng1 bo1 huo3 | to sow discord; to provoke | ||
120 | 挑灯夜战 | 挑燈夜戰 | tiǎo dēng yè zhàn | tiao3 deng1 ye4 zhan4 | to raise a lantern and fight at night (idiom); fig. to work into the night; to burn the midnight oil | ||
121 | 筒灯 | 筒燈 | tǒng dēng | tong3 deng1 | fluorescent tube or light | ||
122 | 投光灯 | 投光燈 | tóu guāng dēng | tou2 guang1 deng1 | floodlight | ||
123 | 万家灯火 | 萬家燈火 | wàn jiā dēng huǒ | wan4 jia1 deng1 huo3 | (of a city etc) ablaze with lights | ||
124 | 危险警告灯 | 危險警告燈 | wēi xiǎn jǐng gào dēng | wei1 xian3 jing3 gao4 deng1 | hazard lights | ||
125 | 尾灯 | 尾燈 | wěi dēng | wei3 deng1 | tail light (on vehicle) | ||
126 | 五灯会元 | 五燈會元 | wǔ dēng huì yuán | Wu3 deng1 Hui4 yuan2 | Song Dynasty History of Zen Buddhism in China (1252), 20 scrolls | ||
127 | 雾灯 | 霧燈 | wù dēng | wu4 deng1 | fog lights (of a motor vehicle) | ||
128 | 熄灯 | 熄燈 | xī dēng | xi1 deng1 | turn out the lights; lights out | ||
129 | 吸顶灯 | 吸頂燈 | xī dǐng dēng | xi1 ding3 deng1 | flush-mounted ceiling lamp (loanword) | ||
130 | 信号灯 | 信號燈 | xìn hào dēng | xin4 hao4 deng1 | signal light; car indicator | ||
131 | 荧光灯 | 熒光燈 | yíng guāng dēng | ying2 guang1 deng1 | Taiwan variant of 荧光灯 ; fluorescent lamp; neon lamp | ||
132 | 远光灯 | 遠光燈 | yuǎn guāng dēng | yuan3 guang1 deng1 | high beam (headlights) | ||
133 | 张灯结彩 | 張燈結彩 | zhāng dēng jié cǎi | zhang1 deng1 jie2 cai3 | to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom) | ||
134 | 掌灯 | 掌燈 | zhǎng dēng | zhang3 deng1 | to hold a lamp; to light a lamp | ||
135 | 枝状灯架 | 枝狀燈架 | zhī zhuàng dēng jià | zhi1 zhuang4 deng1 jia4 | chandelier | ||
136 | 只许州官放火,不许百姓点灯 | 只許州官放火,不許百姓點燈 | zhǐ xǔ zhōu guān fàng huǒ , bù xǔ bǎi xìng diǎn dēng | zhi3 xu3 zhou1 guan1 fang4 huo3 , bu4 xu3 bai3 xing4 dian3 deng1 | only the official is allowed to light the fire; Gods may do what cattle may not; quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi | ||
137 | 朱红灯 | 朱紅燈 | zhū hóng dēng | Zhu1 Hong2 deng1 | Zhu Hongdeng, one of the leaders of the Boxer Rebellion | ||
138 | 转向灯 | 轉向燈 | zhuǎn xiàng dēng | zhuan3 xiang4 deng1 | vehicle turn indicator light | ||
139 | 追光灯 | 追光燈 | zhuī guāng dēng | zhui1 guang1 deng1 | (theater) spotlight; followspot | ||
140 | 桌灯 | 桌燈 | zhuō dēng | zhuo1 deng1 | desk lamp | ||
141 | 走马灯 | 走馬燈 | zǒu mǎ dēng | zou3 ma3 deng1 | lantern with carousel of paper horses, rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival 元宵节 ; fig. constant busy circulation of people |
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