diàn dēng
electric light
我打开电灯，让房间更亮一些。
wǒ dǎkāi diàndēng, ràng fángjiān gèng liàng yīxiē.
I turned on the light to make the room brighter.
电灯坏了，我们需要换一个新的。
diàndēng huàile, wǒmen xūyào huàn yīgè xīnde.
The light bulb is broken, we need to change a new one.
电灯的开关在哪里？
diàndēng de kāiguān zài nǎlǐ?
Where is the light switch?
电泡 (diànpào)
light bulb
灯泡 (dēngpào)
light bulb
蜡烛 (làzhú)
candle
油灯 (yóudēng)
oil lamp
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The Chinese word for "electric lamp" is 电灯 (diàndēng). It is composed of two characters: 电 (diàn), meaning "electricity," and 灯 (dēng), meaning "lamp." The word 电灯 was first used in the late 19th century, when electric lighting was introduced to China.The character 电 (diàn) is derived from the Chinese character 闪电 (shǎndiàn), meaning "lightning." The character 灯 (dēng) is derived from the Chinese character 灯笼 (dēnglóng), meaning "lantern."The word 电灯 (diàndēng) is a compound word, meaning "electric lamp." It is used to refer to any type of lamp that uses electricity to produce light.
