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traffic light
desk lamp
lantern
light bulb
to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners
carnival during the Lantern Festival, with lantern displays and traditional folk performances such as stilt walking and lion dance
to light a lamp
headlight
sky lantern
taillight
headlight
Notice where 灯 sits in each complete thought.
Go straight down the road, and when you pass the traffic light you're there.
Source: Tatoeba #391130 · CC BY 2.0 FRAll at the same time, the lights went out.
Source: Tatoeba #349664 · CC BY 2.0 FRIf only that lamp weren't shining in my eye.
Source: Tatoeba #5574718 · CC BY 2.0 FRI saw a light in the distance.
Source: Tatoeba #346462 · CC BY 2.0 FRSeems like I'm just playing gooseberry here. I should go.
Source: Tatoeba #432958 · CC BY 2.0 FRSwitch off the light. I can't get to sleep.
Source: Tatoeba #794236 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.