Word: 灯 (dēng)

一盏旧灯悬在天花板下面。

Yìzhǎn jiù dēng xuán zài tiānhuābǎn xiàmiàn.

An old lamp hangs from the ceiling.

不要忘了关灯。

Búyào wàngle guān dēng.

Don't forget to turn the light off.

为了节能，请随手关灯。

Wèile jiénéng, qǐng suíshǒu guān dēng.

To save energy, please switch off the lights as you leave.

人死如灯灭

rén sǐ rú dēng miè

when a person dies, it is like a lamp going out

他忘了关灯。

Tā wàngle guān dēng.

He forgot to turn off the light.

你为什么把灯打开了呀？

Nǐ wèishénme bǎ dēng dǎkāile ya?

Why did you turn on the light?

你可以关灯吗？

Nǐ kěyǐ guān dēng ma?

Could you turn off the lights?

你在卖这些灯吗？

Nǐ zài mài zhèxiē dēng ma?

Are you selling these lamps?

你忘了关灯。

Nǐ wàngle guān dēng.

You forgot to turn off the light.

你要我关灯吗？

Nǐ yào wǒ guān dēng ma?

Do you want me to turn off the lights?

供电恢复后，灯都亮了。

Gōngdiàn huīfù hòu, dēng dōu liàngle.

After the power came back, all the lights came on.

出门时请随手关灯。

Chūmén shí qǐng suíshǒu guān dēng.

Please turn off the light on your way out.

卫生间的灯坏了。

Wèishēngjiān de dēng huàile.

The light in the bathroom is broken.

可以请你把灯打开吗？

Kěyǐ qǐng nǐ bǎ dēng dǎkāi ma?

Could you please turn on the lights?

天黑了，家家户户亮起了灯。

Tiānhēi le, jiājiā-hùhù liàng qǐle dēng.

It got dark, and the lights came on in every home.

她关了灯，好享受月光。

Tā guānle dēng, hǎo xiǎngshòu yuèguāng.

She turned off the lights so she could enjoy the moonlight.

我家的灯是智能的。

Wǒjiā de dēng shì zhìnéng de.

The lights in my home are smart.

我想把家里的灯自动化。

Wǒ xiǎng bǎ jiālǐ de dēng zìdònghuà.

I want to automate the lights in my home.

我想把阅读灯关了，行吗？

Wǒ xiǎng bǎ yuèdú dēng guānle, xíng ma?

I'd like to turn off the reading lamp, is that OK?

我把灯关了。

Wǒ bǎ dēng guānle.

I turned the lights out.

我没有关灯。

Wǒ méi yǒuguān dēng.

I didn't turn off the light.

我没有注意到灯变红色了。

Wǒ méiyǒu zhùyì dào dēng biàn hóngsè le.

I didn't notice the light turn red.

拜托了，把灯打开！

Bàituō le, bǎ dēng dǎkāi!

Please, turn on the light!

晚上，家家户户都亮起了灯。

Wǎnshang, jiājiā-hùhù dōu liàng qǐle dēng.

In the evening, every household turned its lights on.

晚饭时间，千家万户都亮起了灯。

Wǎnfàn shíjiān, qiānjiā-wànhù dōu liàng qǐle dēng.

At dinner time, the lights came on in every home.

楼道里的灯坏了。

Lóudào lǐ de dēng huàile.

The light in the corridor is broken.

灯一拨就亮，理一讲就明

dēng yì bō jiù liàng, lǐ yì jiǎng jiù míng

a lamp brightens once trimmed; a principle is clear once explained

灯一灭，孩子们随即安静下来。

Dēng yí miè, háizimen suíjí ānjìng xiàlai.

As soon as the lights went out, the children immediately quieted down.

灯不拨不亮，话不说不明

dēng bù bō bú liàng, huà bù shuō bùmíng

a lamp doesn't brighten unless trimmed; words aren't clear unless spoken

灯没有亮着。

Dēng méiyǒu liàngzhe.

The lights aren't on.

灯由红变绿。

Dēng yóu hóng biàn lǜ.

The light changed from red to green.

灯突然灭了。

Dēng tūrán mièle.

Suddenly, the light went out.

灯突然灭了，是不是有人搞鬼？

Dēng tūrán mièle, shìbúshì yǒurén gǎoguǐ?

The lights suddenly went out. Is someone up to something?

灯自己灭了。

Dēng zìjǐ mièle.

The light went out by itself.

灯还亮着，莫非他还没睡？

Dēng hái liàngzhe, mòfēi tā hái méi shuì?

The light is still on. Can it be that he hasn't gone to bed yet?

灯里的油用完了。

Dēng lǐ de yóu yòng wánle.

All the oil in the lamp has been used.

灯靠油，人靠饭

dēng kào yóu, rén kào fàn

lamps depend on oil, people depend on food

离开房间时，不要留灯。

Líkāi fángjiān shí, búyào liú dēng.

Do not leave the lights on when you leave the room.

舞台上的灯突然亮了。

Wǔtái shàng de dēng tūrán liàngle.

The lights on the stage suddenly came on.

请关灯，马上要放映了。

Qǐng guān dēng, mǎshàng yào fàngyìngle.

Please turn off the lights, the show is about to start.

这个灯坏了，需要更换。

Zhège dēng huàile, xūyào gēnghuàn.

This light is broken and needs to be replaced.

这灯太刺眼了，请关掉。

Zhè dēng tài cìyǎnle, qǐng guāndiào.

This light is too harsh, so please turn it off.

那位书生夜里在灯下读书。

Nà wèi shūshēng yèli zài dēng xià dúshū.

That scholar reads under a lamp at night.

都十点了，邻居家的灯仍旧亮着。

Dōu shí diǎn le, línjū jiā de dēng réngjiù liàngzhe.

It's already ten o'clock, and the neighbor's light is still on.

风口上的一盏灯,说灭就灭

fēngkǒu shàng de yìzhǎn dēng,shuō miè jiù miè

a lamp in a draughty gap: it goes out as soon as you say so