# 灯笼 (dēnglóng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 灯笼 (dēnglóng) means “lantern”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: lantern
- Pinyin: dēnglóng (deng1 long2)
- Traditional: 燈籠
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 春节期间，街上到处挂着红灯笼。
  Chūnjié qījiān, jiēshàng dàochù guàzhe hóng dēnglóng.
  During the Spring Festival, red lanterns are hung everywhere on the streets.

## Characters

- [灯](https://hanziro.com/word/deng-lamp/) (dēng): lamp; light
- 笼 (lǒng): to envelop; to cover; (used in 笼子) large box

https://hanziro.com/word/deng-long-lantern/

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