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CHINESE WORD

dēng pào

灯泡

light bulb

Numbered pinyin
deng1 pao4
English meanings
light bulb, see also 電燈泡|电灯泡[dian4 deng1 pao4], third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang), CL:個|个[ge4]

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    yī一gè个dēngpào灯泡。

    A light bulb.

  2. 02

    huàn换dēngpào灯泡。

    Change the bulb.

  3. 03

    jiénéng节能dēngpào灯泡。

    An energy-saving bulb.

  4. 04

    dēngpào灯泡liàng亮le了。

    The bulb lit up.

  5. 05

    jiǎnchá检查diàn电lù路。

    Check the circuit.

  6. 06

    guāngxiàn光线míngliàng明亮。

    Bright light.

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