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盏

zhǎn
HSK 7

English Meaning

a small cup; classifier for lamps

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
它像一盏盏摇曳的灯
HSK 7 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“Lives are fragile and uncertain, yet inherently poetic and resilient.”

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但生命的神奇恰在于此

“(But the miracle of life lies precisely in this.)”

“(It is like a flickering lamp,)”

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明灭不定

“(torn between light and dark.)”

《莫离》 · daily_life
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也长不过人间那盏 不肯熄灭的灯
HSK 7 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“No matter how dark and prolonged the adversity may be, it can never overcome the enduring hope and warmth of life.”

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夜再长

“(The night may be long,)”

“(yet it can never outlast the lamp) (that never dims in human hearts.)”

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我们都在无常里泅渡

“(We all struggle to survive amidst the changes,)”

《莫离》 · social_and_dating
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欺负到祯娘头上来了 诓她领了三十盏灯不说
HSK 7 00:03
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还真把自己当成国舅老爷了

“he actually thinks he's some royal brother-in-law to the Emperor.”

“Look at him bullying Zhen like that. Not only did he trick her into collecting 30 lamps,”

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还要求她四日之内烧出一斤烟炱

“but he's also demanding a full catty of lampblack within 4 days.”

《家业》 · crisis_and_conflict
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