蜡
là
wax; candle; waxy, glazed; maggot; (same as 䄍) meaning imperial harvest
- Strokes
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- Level
- HSK 5 · TOCFL Level 4
- Frequency
- No. 2,179
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What 蜡 means
candle; wax
Words with 蜡
- 蜡烛là zhúcandle
- 蜡笔là bǐcrayon
- 打蜡dǎ làto wax (a car, floor etc)
- 坐蜡zuò làto be embarrassed; to be put in a difficult situation
- 滴蜡dī là(BDSM) wax play
- 白蜡bái làwhite wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)
- 白蜡树bái là shùChinese ash (Fraxinus chinensis), whose bark, flowers and leaves are used in TCM
- 白蜡虫bái là chóngChinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)
- 石油蜡shí yóu làpetroleum wax
- 石蜡shí làparaffin wax
- 耳蜡ěr làearwax; cerumen
- 蜂蜡fēng làbeeswax
蜡 in a sentence
xǐ shǒu tái shàng yǒu yí gè hóng sè de là zhú 。
There's a red candle on top of the bathroom sink.
là zhú chū qù ， ér bú bì bèi pū miè 。
The candle went out instead of having been put out.
tā chuī miè le là zhú 。
He blew out the candle.
là zhú zì jǐ miè le 。
The candle went out by itself.
là zhú zì rán xī miè 。
The candle went out by itself.