挂灯 (guà dēng) — to hang a lamp, to install a hanging lamp
Definition
Hang a lamp or install a hanging fixture — 灯 is the object, 挂 tells you it's mounted overhead (ceiling, hook, wall).
verb
to hang a lampto install a hanging lamp
Examples
- 挂灯。Tā zhèng zài fáng jiān lǐ guà dēng.He is hanging a lamp in the room.
- 。Gōng rén guà le yì zhǎn xīn dēng.The worker hung a new lamp.
- 挂灯。Nǐ bāng wǒ bǎ guà dēng guà gāo yì diǎn.Help me hang the lamp a bit higher.
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