灯泡

dēng pào · deng pao

Traditional 燈泡

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. light bulb
  2. see also 電燈泡 / 电灯泡 (diàn dēng pào)
  3. third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang)
  4. CL:個 / 个 (gè)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

要(yào)是(shì)那(nà)灯(dēng)泡(pào)不(bú)照(zhào)我(wǒ)的(de)眼(yǎn)就(jiù)好(hǎo)了(le)。

If only that lamp weren't shining in my eye.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by mailohilohi · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

您(nín)离(lí)开(kāi)前(qián)能(néng)帮(bāng)忙(máng)换(huàn)一(yí)下(xià)厨(chú)房(fáng)的(de)灯(dēng)泡(pào)吗(ma)?

Can you change the kitchen light bulb before you leave?

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by Amastan · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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