蜡烛 làzhú candle
How to remember 蜡烛: 蜡 candle + 烛 candle = candle.
Characters
How it is used
- Candle - 点蜡烛 (diǎn làzhú) light a candle.
- Measure words 根 (gēn) or 支 (zhī) for the stick-shaped object.
- Everyday word; appears in the proverb 蜡烛两头烧 (làzhú liǎng tóu shāo) burning the candle at both ends.
Example sentences
- 他吹灭了蜡烛。 Tā chuīmiè le làzhú.He blew out the candle.
- 蜡烛自己灭了。 Làzhú zìjǐ miè le.The candle went out by itself.
- 请把蜡烛顺次排列。 Qǐng bǎ làzhú shùncì páiliè.Please arrange these candles in order.