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7-9

lantern

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

deng1long5 dēnglong

Alternative Pinyin

deng1long2 dēnglóng

Meaning


Primary

lantern

Alternatives

lamp

Mnemonic


A 灯笼 lantern is a 灯 lamp that is inside a protective 笼 cage. Although it is not literally a 笼 cage, so we say that part [5] quietly.

Usage


我们 在 门口 挂 上 灯笼。

We hung lanterns at the entrance.

红色 的 灯笼 很 漂亮。

The red lanterns are beautiful.

《大 红 灯笼 高高 挂》是 一 部 很 棒 的 电影。

Raise the Red Lantern is an amazing movie.

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