彩灯 (cǎi dēng) — colored lights, colorful decorative lights
Definition
Refers to festive, decorative colored lights — typically hung at celebrations like Spring Festival and Lantern Festival. Concrete cultural object, no close synonym in the curriculum.
noun
colored lightscolorful decorative lights
Measure word · 盏
Examples
- ，彩灯。Chūn jié shí, jiē shàng guà mǎn le cǎi dēng.During Spring Festival, the streets are hung with colored lights.
- 彩灯。Hái zi men xǐ huan kàn gōng yuán lǐ de cǎi dēng.Children like to watch the colored lights in the park.
- 彩灯。Yuán xiāo jié de cǎi dēng fēi cháng piào liang.The colored lights at the Lantern Festival are very beautiful.
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