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灯
dēng
Main
English Definitionlamp; light; lantern
Simplified Script灯
Traditional Script燈
Pinyindēng
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄉㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping)dang1
Part of Speech(名) noun
Measure Words盏
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=2 TOCFL=3

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灯具dēngjùlighting tool
Words With Same Tail Word    
红绿灯hóng lǜ dēngtraffic light; traffic signal
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路灯lùdēngstreet lamp; street light
日光灯rìguāng dēngfluorescent light
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