# 张灯结彩 (zhāngdēngjiécǎi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 张灯结彩 (zhāngdēngjiécǎi) means “decked out in festive lights”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: decked out in festive lights
- Pinyin: zhāngdēngjiécǎi (zhang1 deng1 jie2 cai3)
- Traditional: 張燈結彩
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 春节到了，街上到处张灯结彩。
  Chūnjié dào le, jiēshang dàochù zhāngdēngjiécǎi.
  As the Spring Festival arrives, the streets are festively decorated everywhere.

## Characters

- [张](https://hanziro.com/word/zhang-flat-items/) (zhāng): (measure word) for flat items
- [灯](https://hanziro.com/word/deng-lamp/) (dēng): lamp; light
- [结](https://hanziro.com/word/jie-tie/) (jiē): to tie; knot
- 彩 (cǎi): (bright) color; variety

https://hanziro.com/word/zhang-deng-jie-cai-decked-out-in/

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