HSK 7–9 vocabularyHSK 3.0

灯泡

dēngpào

Traditional: 燈泡

(slang) unwanted third guest

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Meaning of 灯泡 in English

dēngpàoHSK 7–9nounSyllabus #6229
  1. (slang) unwanted third guest
  2. light bulb
  3. third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang)
  4. see also 電燈泡|电灯泡[dian4 deng1 pao4]

Measure word: 个

Example sentences

  1. 三个灯泡烧坏了。
    sān gè dēng pào shāo huài le。
    Three bulbs have burned out.
    Tatoeba #8655350 by slo_oth · #2259727 by _undertoad · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 灯泡发光。
    dēng pào fā guāng。
    A light bulb gives light.
    Tatoeba #1366061 by sadhen · #681358 by Source_VOA · CC BY 2.0 FR

Sentence pinyin is generated automatically and may contain errors.

Characters

灯 on its own →
dēng · lamp

HSK words with 灯

灯HSK 3红绿灯HSK 3灯光HSK 5台灯HSK 5灯笼HSK 6张灯结彩HSK 7–9
泡 on its own →
pào · bubble; foam

HSK words with 泡

泡HSK 6浸泡HSK 7–9泡沫HSK 7–9气泡HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences