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Referring to a lamp or light with 灯 (dēng)
Existence & Possession
Explanation
灯 (dēng) is a noun meaning 'lamp,' 'light,' or 'lantern.' It refers to any device that produces light, from desk lamps to street lights. It appears in many compounds such as 电灯 (diàndēng, electric light) and 红绿灯 (hónglǜdēng, traffic light).
Examples
房间里的灯突然灭了。
fángjiān lǐ de dēng tūrán miè le.
The light in the room suddenly went out.
过马路的时候要看红绿灯。
guò mǎlù de shíhòu yào kàn hónglǜdēng.
When crossing the street, you need to watch the traffic lights.
她买了一盏很好看的台灯放在书桌上。
tā mǎi le yī zhǎn hěn hǎokàn de táidēng fàng zài shūzhuō shàng.
She bought a nice-looking desk lamp and put it on the desk.