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灯泡

dēng pào

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 燈泡 Measure word 个

灯泡 (dēng pào) means "light bulb; see also 电灯泡; third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 灯泡 means

1. light bulb
2. see also {电灯泡|diàn dēng pào}
3. third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang)

The characters in 灯泡

• 灯dēnglamp; light; lantern
• 泡pàobubble; foam; blister; to soak; to steep; to infuse

Example sentences

• 灯泡发光。
  Dēngpào fāguāng.
  A light bulb gives light.
• 三个灯泡烧坏了。
  Sān gè dēngpào shāo huài le.
  Three bulbs have burned out.
• 要是那灯泡不照我的眼就好了。
  Yàoshi nà dēngpào bù zhào wǒ de yǎn jiù hǎo le.
  If only that lamp weren't shining in my eye.
• 好像我成电灯泡了。我该走了。
  Hǎoxiàng wǒ chéng diàndēngpào le. wǒ gāi zǒu le.
  Seems like I'm just playing gooseberry here. I should go.
• 您离开前能帮忙换一下厨房的灯泡吗？
  Can you change the kitchen light bulb before you leave?

Words containing 灯泡

• 电灯泡diàn dēng pàolight bulb; (slang) unwanted third guest

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