灯 (dēng) means Lamp. Below are 20 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
走的时候别忘了关 灯 。
Zǒu de shíhou bié wàng le guān dēng.
Don't forget to turn off the light when you leave.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 灯
大厅里 灯 火辉煌。
Dàtīng lǐ dēnghuǒ huīhuáng.
The hall was brilliantly lit.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 辉煌
离开的时候请关 灯 。
Líkāi de shíhou qǐng guān dēng.
Please turn off the light when you leave.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 离开
红 灯 是停车的信号。
Hóng dēng shì tíng chē de xìnhào.
A red light is the signal to stop.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 信号
路口设置了红绿 灯 。
Lùkǒu shèzhì le hónglǜdēng.
Traffic lights have been installed at the junction.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 设置
屋顶上吊着一盏旧 灯 。
Wūdǐng shang diàozhe yì zhǎn jiù dēng.
An old lamp hangs from the ceiling.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 吊
灯 塔射出耀眼的光芒。
Dēngtǎ shè chū yàoyǎn de guāngmáng.
The lighthouse threw out a dazzling beam.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 光芒
灯 光很柔和，不刺眼。
Dēngguāng hěn róuhé, bú cìyǎn.
The lighting is soft and not glaring.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 柔和
灯 光照耀着整个广场。
Dēngguāng zhàoyàozhe zhěnggè guǎngchǎng.
The lights illuminate the whole square.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 照耀
房间里太暗了，开 灯 吧。
Fángjiān lǐ tài àn le, kāi dēng ba.
It's too dark in the room; let's turn on the light.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 暗
门口悬挂着两只红 灯 笼。
Ménkǒu xuánguàzhe liǎng zhī hóng dēnglong.
Two red lanterns hang at the door.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 悬挂
舞台上的 灯 光不停旋转。
Wǔtái shang de dēngguāng bùtíng xuánzhuǎn.
The stage lights spun without stopping.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 旋转
孩子提着 灯 笼在院子里跑。
Háizi tízhe dēnglong zài yuànzi lǐ pǎo.
The child ran round the yard carrying a lantern.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 灯笼
灯 亮的瞬间，全场安静了。
Dēng liàng de shùnjiān, quánchǎng ānjìng le.
The moment the lights came on the whole hall fell quiet.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 瞬间
元宵节晚上到处挂着 灯 笼。
Yuánxiāo Jié wǎnshang dàochù guàzhe dēnglong.
On the night of the Lantern Festival lanterns hang everywhere.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 元宵节
灯 一亮，屋里顿时暖和起来。
Dēng yí liàng, wū lǐ dùnshí nuǎnhuo qǐlái.
The moment the lamp came on, the room instantly felt warmer.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 顿时
灯 灭的刹那，全场安静了下来。
Dēng miè de chànà, quánchǎng ānjìng le xiàlái.
The instant the lights went out, the whole hall fell silent.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 刹那
过节的时候家家门口都挂着红 灯 笼。
Guòjié de shíhou jiājiā ménkǒu dōu guàzhe hóng dēnglong.
At festival time every doorway hangs a red lantern.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 灯笼
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From the graded readers
忽然， 灯 亮了，我的朋友们都在！
hūrán, dēng liàng le / liǎo / liào, wǒ de(possessive) péngyou men dōu zài!
Suddenly the lights came on and all my friends were there!
Graded reader · HSK 2 · An Anniversary Surprise
Words that contain 灯
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 灯
How is 灯 used in a sentence?
This page shows 20 sentences using 灯 (dēng, "Lamp"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 灯 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 灯 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Is 灯 an HSK word?
Yes — 灯 is on the official HSK 3 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 3 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 灯?
The dictionary page for 灯 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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