路灯 (lù dēng) — street lamp; street light | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

street lampstreet light

Measure word · 盏

Examples

路灯。
Wǎn shàng zǒu zài méi yǒu lù dēng de xiǎo lù shang hěn wēi xiǎn.
Walking on a path without street lamps at night is very dangerous.
路灯。
Zhè xiē lù dēng měi tiān bàng wǎn qī diǎn zhōng zì dòng liàng qǐ lái.
These street lights automatically turn on at seven o'clock every evening.
路灯。
Zhèng fǔ gěi zhè tiáo jiē ān zhuāng le xīn de lù dēng.
The government installed new street lamps on this street.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

路 means road and 灯 means lamp, so the word names a lamp on a road.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

各

各gè路lù

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

路 combines 足, a foot, with 各, which supplies the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

火丁灯

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

丁

丁dīng灯dēng

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

灯 pairs 火, which shows fire, with 丁, which gives the sound.

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City & Urban Public Facilities

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