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灯

dēng
HSK 2

English Meaning

lamp; light; lantern

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
你让去唱个《红灯记》 让去唱个《沙家浜》
HSK 2 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“Standard approved operas are fine, so why are you making such a fuss over regular singing?”

1. PREVIOUS

不就是唱了几天老戏吗

“They just know some traditional opera.”

“Ask them to sing Hong Deng Ji. Ask them to sing Sha Jia Bang.”

3. NEXT

让唱去 让唱嘛 你繎(胡搅蛮缠)啥呢嘛

“See if they can even do it. What's wrong with you?”

《主角》 · daily_life
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你 你在家怎么不开灯啊
HSK 2 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“What happened to you? Why are you sitting in the dark like this?”

1. PREVIOUS

谁也帮不了你

“no one can save you.”

“You... Why were you sitting in the dark?”

3. NEXT

来

“Come here.”

《生命树》 · family_and_home
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我就要那最大的灯盏 让她回家找郎君要去
HSK 2 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“I am taking the best one, and she has no business throwing a tantrum here.”

1. PREVIOUS

我这又非铸印局 也非典当行 嫌盏口小

“This isn't the Imperial Seal Office or a pawnshop. She finds the lamp small?”

“I want the largest lamp! Let her ask her husband for it. Why raise a fuss here?”

3. NEXT

跟我这闹什么 谁说不是呢

“Let her ask her husband for it. Why raise a fuss here? You're absolutely right.”

《莫离》 · crisis_and_conflict
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