bǐng​zhú

to light a candle

  • created sense approved 炳烛/炳燭 · bǐng​zhú · to light a candle — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    炳烛 / 炳燭

    bǐng​zhú

    to light a candle

    (literary) to light a candle for illumination

    炳 (literal) → 炳 · bǐng · to shine 烛 (literal) → 烛/燭 · zhú · candle

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 炳烛/炳燭 · bǐng​zhú · to study in old age — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    炳烛 / 炳燭

    bǐng​zhú

    to study in old age

    (literary) used to describe a person who is still eager to learn and studies hard in their old age

    炳 (literal) → 炳 · bǐng · to shine 烛 (literal) → 烛/燭 · zhú · candle

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 炳烛/炳燭 · bǐng​zhú · by candlelight — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    炳烛 / 炳燭

    bǐng​zhú

    by candlelight

    (literary) by the light of a bright candle; used to describe doing something by candlelight

    炳 (literal) → 炳 · bǐng · bright 烛 (literal) → 烛/燭 · zhú · candle

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 炳烛/炳燭 · bǐng​zhú · to study tirelessly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    炳烛 / 炳燭

    bǐng​zhú

    to study tirelessly

    (literary) used to describe studying day and night without stopping

    炳 (literal) → 炳 · bǐng · to shine 烛 (literal) → 烛/燭 · zhú · candle

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense