万家灯火 (wàn jiā dēng huǒ): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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万家灯火
万家灯火
(wàn jiā dēng huǒ): The scene of countless lights twinkling in the city at night — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Character Breakdown
万 • wàn • ten thousand • HSK 2.0 L3
HSK 3
wàn
万
ten thousand
家 • jiā • family; home • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
jiā
家
family; home
灯 • dēng • lamp • HSK 2.0 L3
HSK 3
dēng
灯
lamp
火 • huǒ • fire • HSK 2.0 L4
HSK 4
huǒ
火
fire
4.
Example Sentences with 万家灯火
zhàn
站
zài
在
shān
山
dǐng
顶
，
kě
可
yǐ
以
kàn
看
dào
到
zhěng
整
gè
个
chéng
城
shì
市
de
的
wàn
万
jiā
家
dēng
灯
huǒ
火
。
Standing on the mountaintop, you can see the myriad lights of the entire city.
cóng
从
fēi
飞
jī
机
shàng
上
fǔ
俯
kàn
瞰
，
chéng
城
shì
市
chú
除
xī
夕
yè
夜
，
jiā
家
jiā
家
hù
户
hù
户
dōu
都
yè
夜
mù
幕
jiàng
降
lín
临
，
wàn
万
jiā
家
dēng
灯
huǒ
tā
他
zhàn
站
zài
在
chuāng
窗
qián
前
，
wàng
望
zhe
着
yuǎn
远
de
的
wàn
万
jiā
家
dēng
灯
huǒ
火
xiàng
像
yí
一
piàn
片
shǎn
闪
shuò
烁
de
的
xīng
星
hǎi
海
。
Looking down from the plane, the city's myriad lights look like a sparkling sea of stars.
liàng
亮
zhe
着
dēng
灯
，
wàn
万
jiā
家
dēng
灯
huǒ
火
，
shí
十
fēn
分
wēn
温
xīn
馨
。
On New Year's Eve, every household has its lights on; the myriad lights create a very warm atmosphere.
火
，
chéng
城
shì
市
kāi
开
shǐ
始
zhǎn
展
xiàn
现
tā
它
mí
迷
rén
人
de
的
yí
一
miàn
面
。
As night falls and the myriad lights come on, the city begins to show its charming side.
chù
处
de
的
wàn
万
jiā
家
dēng
灯
huǒ
火
，
xīn
心
zhōng
中
chōng
充
mǎn
满
le
了
sī
思
niàn
念
。
He stood by the window, gazing at the myriad lights in the distance, his heart full of longing.
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 万家灯火.
Words with
万
千万
qiān wàn
ten million
万一
wàn yī
just in case; if by any chance
万分
wàn fēn
very much; extremely
万物
wàn wù
all things; everything in nature
千家万户
qiān jiā wàn hù
every family (idiom)
成千上万
chéng qiān shàng wàn
lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers
万万
wàn wàn
Absolutely
万能
wàn néng
Almighty
Words with
家
家人
jiā rén
family member
大家
dà jiā
everybody
国家
guó jiā
country
搬家
bān jiā
to move house; to relocate
Words with
灯
红绿灯
hóng-lǜ dēng
traffic light; traffic signal
台灯
tái dēng
desk lamp
灯光
dēng guāng
(stage) lighting
灯笼
dēng lóng
lantern
Words with
火
火车
huǒ chē
train
火车站
huǒ chē zhàn
railway station
火柴
huǒ chái
match
火锅
huǒ guō
hotpot
画家
huà jiā
painter
作家
zuò jiā
writer
家具
jiā jù
furniture
家长
jiā zhǎng
head of a household
灯泡
dēng pào
light bulb
张灯结彩
zhāng dēng jié cǎi
decorate with lanterns and colored banners / put up festive decorations
关灯
guān dēng
to turn off the light
吊灯
diào dēng
chandelier; hanging lamp
着火
zháo huǒ
to burn
恼火
nǎo huǒ
annoyed; irritated; vexed
火灾
huǒ zāi
serious fire (in a city or a forest etc)
火焰
huǒ yàn
flame; blaze
