烛 zhú

candle, taper; shine, illuminate

HSK 6 #2537

DEFINITIONS

烛 zhú
  • candle
  • (literary) to illuminate

STROKES

WORDS

蜡烛 là zhú
HSK 6
candle; CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1]
烛光 zhú guāng candle light; candle-lit (vigil etc); candela, unit of luminous intensity (cd)
烛台 zhú tái candlestick; candle holder
洞房花烛 dòng fáng huā zhú bridal room and ornamented candles; wedding festivities (idiom)
风烛残年 fēng zhú cán nián one's late days; to have one foot in the grave
香烛 xiāng zhú joss stick and candle
火烛 huǒ zhú fire and candles; household things that burn
风中之烛 fēng zhōng zhī zhú lit. candle in the wind (idiom); fig. (of sb's life) feeble; hanging on a thread
倒吊蜡烛 dào diào là zhú Wrightia tinctoria (flowering plant in Apocynaceae family, common names dyer's oleander or pala indigo)
洞房花烛夜 dòng fáng huā zhú yè wedding night
炳烛 bǐng zhú by bright candlelight
烛架 zhú jià candlestick holder; candlestand; candelabra
烛泪 zhú lèi drop of melted wax that runs down the side of a candle
烛火 zhú huǒ candle flame
秉烛 bǐng zhú variant of 炳燭|炳烛[bing3 zhu2]
红烛 hóng zhú red candle (used during birthdays and other celebrations)
圣烛节 shèng zhú jié Candlemas (Christian Festival on 2nd February)
蜡烛不点不亮 là zhú bù diǎn bù liàng some people have to be pushed for them to take action
蜡烛两头烧 là zhú liǎng tóu shāo to burn the candle at both ends (idiom); to labor under a double burden
风中烛，瓦上霜 fēng zhōng zhú ， wǎ shàng shuāng lit. like a candle in the wind, or frost on the roof (idiom); fig. (of sb's life) feeble; hanging on a thread
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