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蜡烛

蜡烛 làzhú

蜡烛 làzhú Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 蜡烛 làzhú .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
làzhú | la4 zhu2
English translation
candle
CL: gēn [gēn], Zhī [zhī]

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Traditional form

蠟燭

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 蜡烛 làzhú

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Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. chóng represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

chóng

Positional decomposition

虫昔

Number of Strokes

14
zhú

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Huǒ represents the meaning and chóng represents the sound. Simplified form of zhú .

Phonetic compound

chóng

Semantic compound

Huǒ

Positional decomposition

火虫

Number of Strokes

10

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Example sentences using 蜡烛 làzhú

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liǎng gēn zhú shǎng de 燃烧 ránshāo shí 熔化 róng huà zài 一起 yīqǐ .

The wax from the two candles fused as they burned.

le gēn 火柴 huǒchái 蜡烛 làzhú diǎn liàng .

He struck a light and set the candle going.

福斯特 Fú sī tè 夫妇 fūfù Guò qióng 日子 rìzi de 时候 shíhou , 交给 jiāo gěi 他们 tā men 多少 duōshǎo 蜡烛 làzhú dōu Néng 信得过 xìn de guò .

When the Fosters were poor, they could have been trusted with untold candles.

wéi , zhè shì 蜡烛 làzhú yóu 粘土 ? zài 衣服 yīfu shǎng . ”

Say -- ain't this grease and clay, on your clothes? "

蜡烛 làzhú Yuè shāo Yuè duǎn ,最后 zuìhòu zhǐ 剩下 shèng xià 英寸 yīng cùn .

The candle grew down until only an inch was left.

蜡烛 làzhú Decomposition

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蜡烛 làzhú Compounds

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