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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

蜡烛 [làzhú]
  1. 1. noun candle

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

蜡烛 [làzhú]
  1. 1. (wax) candle

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

蜡烛 [làzhú]
  1. 1. 用蜡或其他油脂制成的照明用品,多为圆柱形,中心有捻儿,可以点燃。

Examples

噗,一口气吹灭了蜡烛
blow out a candle with one puff
一枝蜡烛
a candle
晚上不要点蜡烛,小心着火。
我点燃了蜡烛 点燃
我希望自己能像一支蜡烛一样在黑暗里发光发热,照亮一小块黑夜。 发光
一支蜡烛独自摇曳在深夜。
他手里拿着一根蜡烛
这支蜡烛已经快燃尽了, 下面的蜡泪都有好多了!
Nearly burned out, the burning candle keeps dripping. 蜡泪
蜡烛的焰心烧完了, 你去开灯吧!
The candle's flame core has been used up, turn on the light, please! 焰心
烛芯烧完, 蜡烛也就不能用了。
After the candle wick was burned up, the candle could not be used any more. 烛芯

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  [zhī] |  一支蜡烛
  [gēn] |  一根蜡烛
  [duàn] |  一段蜡烛

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