灯泡
dēngpào
light bulb
Characters in this word
泡 pào
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 包 wrap, pack, bundle
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 实验室更换了节能灯泡，以降低长期运行成本。 Shíyànshì gēnghuàn le jiénéng dēngpào, yǐ jiàngdī chángqī yùnxíng chéngběn. The laboratory replaced its old bulbs with energy-saving light bulbs to reduce long-term operating costs.
- 客厅的灯泡坏了，爸爸搬来梯子换了一个新的。 Kètīng de dēngpào huài le, bàba bān lái tīzi huàn le yí ge xīn de. The living room light bulb was broken, so Dad brought a ladder and put in a new one.
- 这个灯泡太亮了，照得眼睛有点不舒服。 Zhège dēngpào tài liàng le, zhào de yǎnjing yǒudiǎn bù shūfu. This bulb is too bright and hurts my eyes a little.
Related words
- 灯 dēng lamp
- 灯光 dēngguāng lighting
- 电灯 diàndēng electric lamp
- 灯笼 dēnglong lantern
- 张灯结彩 zhāngdēngjiécǎi to decorate with lanterns and coloured banners
- 泡 pào bubble; to steep
- 浸泡 jìnpào to soak; to immerse
- 泡沫 pàomò foam; bubble
- 气泡 qìpào bubble; air bubble
- 电线 diànxiàn electric wire; power cable
- 充 chōng to act as; to fill; to charge
- 便携式 biànxiéshì portable