Definition
烛 is a bound morpheme (语素), not an independent word — it only appears inside compound words like 蜡烛 (candle). In literary or classical Chinese it can mean 'to illuminate' (e.g. 烛照 'to shine upon'). The raw gloss 'watt' is inaccurate; the correct unit for watt is 瓦 (wǎ).
b.f.
candle (bound form, in compounds like 蜡烛)(literary) to illuminateto light up
Examples
- 。Fángjiān lǐ diǎn zhe yì zhī làzhú.A candle is lit in the room.
- 。Nà ge mù zhú tái hěn gǔlǎo.That wooden candlestick is very old.
- 。Tāmen zài zhú guāng xià qìngzhù shēngrì.They celebrated a birthday by candlelight.
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