Phrase Dictionary

  1. 灯光太暗了。 (Dēngguāng tài àn le.)
    • 灯光 (Dēngguāng) – Light (as in lighting)
    • 太 (Tài) – Too
    • 暗 (Àn) – Dim
    • 了 (Le) – (a particle indicating a change of state or completion)
  2. 请打开那盏灯。 (Qǐng dǎkāi nà zhān dēng.)
    • 请 (Qǐng) – Please
    • 打开 (Dǎkāi) – Turn on / Open
    • 那 (Nà) – That
    • 盏 (Zhān) – Measure word for lamps
    • 灯 (Dēng) – Lamp
  3. 桌子上有一盏小灯。 (Zhuōzi shàng yǒu yī zhān xiǎo dēng.)
    • 桌子上 (Zhuōzi shàng) – On the table
    • 有 (Yǒu) – There is / Have
    • 一 (Yī) – One
    • 盏 (Zhān) – Measure word for lamps
    • 小 (Xiǎo) – Small
    • 灯 (Dēng) – Lamp
  4. 我的阅读灯坏了。 (Wǒ de yuèdú dēng huài le.)
    • 我的 (Wǒ de) – My
    • 阅读 (Yuèdú) – Reading
    • 灯 (Dēng) – Lamp
    • 坏了 (Huài le) – Broken (with “了” indicating the change of state)
  5. 晚上,灯亮了。 (Wǎnshàng, dēng liàng le.)
    • 晚上 (Wǎnshàng) – At night / Evening
    • 灯 (Dēng) – Lamp
    • 亮 (Liàng) – Lit / Bright
    • 了 (Le) – (a particle indicating a change of state or completion)

Phrases and Translations

    1. 灯光太暗了。
      Dēngguāng tài àn le.
      The light is too dim.
    2. 请打开那盏灯。
      Qǐng dǎkāi nà zhān dēng.
      Please turn on that lamp.
    3. 桌子上有一盏小灯。
      Zhuōzi shàng yǒu yī zhān xiǎo dēng.
      There is a small lamp on the table.
    4. 我的阅读灯坏了。
      Wǒ de yuèdú dēng huài le.
      My reading lamp is broken.
    5. 晚上,灯亮了。
      Wǎnshàng, dēng liàng le.
      At night, the lamp is lit.