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烛 zhú

candle, taper; to illuminate, to shine

Strokes
10
Level
HSK 6
Radical
火
Traditional
燭
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 火虫 ⿰火虫

Memory hint: fire

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  1. 生日蛋糕上插满了蜡烛。
    Shēngrì dàngāo shàng chā mǎnle làzhú.
    The birthday cake was full of candles stuck in it.
    birthday cake on insert full-(particle) candle
  2. 你能帮我把蜡烛吹灭吗？
    Nǐ néng bāng wǒ bǎ làzhú chuī miè ma?
    Can you help me blow out the candles?
    you can help me (marker) candle blow extinguish (question)
  3. 许愿之前，请先把蜡烛点上。
    Xǔyuàn zhīqián, qǐng xiān bǎ làzhú diǎn shàng.
    Before making a wish, please light the candles first.
    make-wish before, please first (marker) candle light on
  4. 屋子里没有蜡烛，只能用手电筒照明。
    Wūzi lǐ méiyǒu làzhú, zhǐnéng yòng shǒudiàntǒng zhàomíng.
    There are no candles in the room; you can only use a flashlight for light.
    room inside not-have candle, only-can use flashlight illuminate
  5. 在那个没有电的夜晚，他们靠蜡烛的光读完了这本书。
    Zài nàge méiyǒu diàn de yèwǎn, tāmen kào làzhú de guāng dú wánle zhè běn shū.
    On that night without electricity, they finished reading this book by candlelight.
    at that not-have electricity (particle) night, they rely-on candle (particle) light read finish-(particle) this (measure) book

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