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How do you say "light switch" in Chinese?
电灯开关
diàn dēng kāi guān
In Chinese, "light switch" is 电灯开关.
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Pronunciation
Say 'dyen' (falling tone) then 'dung' (rising tone) then 'kigh' (rising tone) then 'gwahn' (rising tone).
Writing and usage
Four characters. 电 means electricity, 灯 means lamp, 开 means open (three strokes), 关 means close (six strokes).
Example sentence
请打开电灯开关。
Please turn on the light switch.
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How to remember 电灯开关
开关 alone means 'switch' (open-close), so 电灯开关 is 'electric lamp switch'. The function is built into the name.
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Questions about 电灯开关
How do you say "light switch" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "light switch" is 电灯开关. It is a noun.
How is 电灯开关 written in Chinese?
Four characters. 电 means electricity, 灯 means lamp, 开 means open (three strokes), 关 means close (six strokes).
How is 电灯开关 used in a sentence?
Use 电灯开关 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 请打开电灯开关。 (Please turn on the light switch.).
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"Light switch" in other languages
- Japanese ライトのスイッチ (raitonosuicchi)
- Korean 스위치 (seuwichi)
- Spanish el interruptor de la luz
- Spanish (Latin America) el interruptor de luz
- French l'interrupteur
- German der Lichtschalter
- Italian l’interruttore della luce
- Russian выключатель света (vyključatelʹ sveta)
- Greek ο διακόπτης (o dhiakoptis)
- Arabic مـُفتاح نور (muftaah noor)
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