蜡烛

蜡烛 làzhú

Candle

蜡烛 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體蠟燭 lazhu

What 蜡烛 means

Candle

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Character by character

蜡烛 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

蜡

là

Wax (candle)

烛

zhú

Candle (illuminate)

How to write 蜡烛

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蜡烛 in a sentence

停电了，我们点起了蜡烛。

Tíngdiàn le, wǒmen diǎn qǐ le làzhú.

The power went out, so we lit candles.

生日蛋糕上插着六根蜡烛。

Shēngrì dàngāo shang chāzhe liù gēn làzhú.

Six candles are stuck in the birthday cake.

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Questions about 蜡烛

What does 蜡烛 mean in English?

蜡烛 is pronounced làzhú and means Candle.

How do you pronounce 蜡烛?

蜡烛 is làzhú in pinyin — written lazhu without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 蜡烛?

蜡烛 is written with 2 characters: 蜡 (là) Wax (candle), 烛 (zhú) Candle (illuminate). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 蜡烛 written in traditional Chinese?

蠟燭. The simplified form 蜡烛 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 蠟燭 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced làzhú.

Is 蜡烛 an HSK word?

Yes — 蜡烛 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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