电灯开关 – Diàndēng kāiguān

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Text Translation Below

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Phrase Dictionary

1. Lightswitch = 电灯开关 Diàndēng kāiguān
   • Electric Light – 电灯 – Diàndēng
   • Switch – 开关 – Kāiguān
2. 请打开电灯开关。 (Qǐng dǎkāi diàndēng kāiguān.): Please turn on the light switch.
   • 请 (Qǐng): please
   • 打开 (dǎkāi): turn on, open
     • 打 (dǎ): hit, strike (but in this context, part of the compound meaning “to open” or “to turn on”)
     • 开 (kāi): open
   • 电灯 (diàndēng): electric light, lamp
     • 电 (diàn): electricity
     • 灯 (dēng): lamp, light
   • 开关 (kāiguān): switch
     • 开 (kāi): open, on
     • 关 (guān): close, off

 

Phrases and Translations

1. 请打开电灯开关。
   • English: Please turn on the light switch.
   • Pinyin: Qǐng dǎkāi diàndēng kāiguān.

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