烛 (zhú) — candle (bound form, in compounds like 蜡烛); (literary) to illuminate; to light up
Definición
烛 is a bound form meaning 'candle' that almost always appears inside compounds like 蜡烛. The literary sense 'to illuminate' is rare and used only in set phrases such as 烛光.
bound form
candle (bound form, in compounds like 蜡烛)(literary) to illuminateto light up
Ejemplos
- 。Fáng jiān lǐ diǎn zháo yì zhī là zhú.A candle is lit in the room.
- 。Nà ge mù zhú tái hěn gǔ lǎo.That wooden candlestick is very old.
- 。Tā men zài zhú guāng xià qìng zhù shēng rì.They celebrated a birthday by candlelight.
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