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Learn Hardcore Chinese: dēng - light

Hardcore Chinese
/Lesson 4
/dēng

dēng

Word

灯dēng

Meaning

light

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Chinese

Lesson

Usages of dēng

我wǒ　先xiān　开kāi　灯dēng，　再zài　看kàn　书shū。wǒ xiān kāi dēng, zài kàn shū.

I will turn on the light first, then read.

她tā　关guān　灯dēng　了le，　他tā　关guān　门mén　了le。tā guān dēng le, tā guān mén le.

She turned off the light, and he closed the door.

她tā　把bǎ　灯dēng　开kāi　了le，　我wǒ　就jiù　看kàn　书shū。tā bǎ dēng kāi le, wǒ jiù kàn shū.

She turned on the light, and then I read.

如果rúguǒ　你nǐ　把bǎ　灯dēng　关guān　了le，　我wǒ　就jiù　不bù　看kàn　书shū。rúguǒ nǐ bǎ dēng guān le, wǒ jiù bù kàn shū.

If you turn off the light, I won’t read.

为了wèile　节省jiéshěng　能源néngyuán，　学校xuéxiào　晚上wǎnshang　十shí　点diǎn　以后yǐhòu　关guān　掉diào　很多hěnduō　灯dēng。wèile jiéshěng néngyuán, xuéxiào wǎnshang shí diǎn yǐhòu guān diào hěnduō dēng.

To save energy, the school turns off many lights after ten o’clock at night.

我wǒ　出门chūmén　前qián　忘wàng　了le　关guān　灯dēng。wǒ chūmén qián wàng le guān dēng.

I forgot to turn off the light before going out.

晚上wǎnshang　看kàn　电影diànyǐng　的de　时候shíhou，　我们wǒmen　先xiān　把bǎ　窗帘chuānglián　拉上lāshàng，　再zài　把bǎ　灯dēng　关guān　了le。wǎnshang kàn diànyǐng de shíhou, wǒmen xiān bǎ chuānglián lāshàng, zài bǎ dēng guān le.

When we watch a movie at night, we first draw the curtains, then turn off the light.

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