花灯

花燈
huādēng
noun #92,340

Measure Word

一盏花灯 zhǎn

Meanings

  1. 1 decorative lantern
  2. 2 festive lantern

Examples

HSK 4
Háizimen tí zhe huādēng zài jiēshàng zǒu.
The children walked down the street carrying lanterns.
HSK 6
Měi nián Yuánxiāo Jié, zhè tiáo jiē shàng dōu guàmǎn le gèshì-gèyàng de huādēng.
Every Lantern Festival this street is hung with all kinds of lanterns.

Tips

culture
On the night of the Lantern Festival (元宵节), families go out to 看花灯, "look at the lanterns", and to 猜灯谜, guessing the riddles hung on them. Lanterns come shaped as animals, lotus flowers and the year's zodiac sign.

Stroke Order

花 huā
灯 dēng