lantern (n.)
HSK 6
Traditional
燈籠
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Examples
春节期间，街上挂满了红色的灯笼。 chūnjié qíjiān, jiē shàng guà mǎnle hóngsè de dēnglóng. - During the Spring Festival, the streets are filled with red lanterns.
他买了一个漂亮的纸灯笼。 tā mǎile yīgè piàoliang de zhǐ dēnglóng. - He bought a beautiful paper lantern.
元宵节的时候我们点灯笼庆祝。 yuánxiāo jié de shíhòu wǒmen diǎn dēnglóng qìngzhù. - We light lanterns to celebrate the Lantern Festival.
那盏灯笼在风中轻轻摇曳。 nà zhǎn dēnglóng zài fēng zhōng qīng qīng yáoyè. - The lantern swayed gently in the wind.
我们在花园里挂了很多彩色灯笼。 wǒmen zài huāyuán lǐ guàle hěnduō cǎisè dēnglóng. - We hung many colorful lanterns in the garden.
Characters
灯 dēng - lamp | HSK 3
笼 lóng - cage, coop; (old) coop for prisoners; steamer; to kindle; (dialect) put each hand in the other sleeve |