| 闪光灯 | shǎn guāng dēng | flash bulb (photography) |  |
| 幻灯片 | huàn dēng piàn | slide (photography, presentation software) / filmstrip / transparency | |
| 霓虹灯 | ní hóng dēng | neon lamp (loanword) | |
| 红绿灯 | hóng lu:4 dēng | traffic light / traffic signal | |
| 节能灯 | jié néng dēng | compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) | |
| 荧光灯 | yíng guāng dēng | fluorescent lamp / neon lamp |  |
| 信号灯 | xìn hào dēng | signal light / car indicator | |
| 红灯区 | hóng dēng qū | red-light district | |
| 闯红灯 | chuǎng hóng dēng | to run a red light / failing to stop at a red traffic light / (slang) to have sex with a girl while she is menstruating | |
| 日光灯 | rì guāng dēng | fluorescent light | |
| 白炽灯 | bái chì dēng | incandescent light | |
| 电灯泡 | diàn dēng pào | light bulb / (slang) unwanted third guest | |
| 探照灯 | tàn zhào dēng | searchlight | |
| 红灯记 | Hóng dēng jì | The Legend of the Red Lantern | |
| 聚光灯 | jù guāng dēng | spotlight | |
| 走马灯 | zǒu mǎ dēng | lantern with a carousel of paper horses rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节[Yuan2 xiao1 jie2] / (fig.) revolving door / musical chairs (metaphor for people being shuffled around into different jobs) | |
| 刹车灯 | shā chē dēng | brake light | |
| 前大灯 | qián dà dēng | headlight | |
| 转向灯 | zhuǎn xiàng dēng | vehicle turn indicator light | |
| 吸顶灯 | xī dǐng dēng | flush-mounted ceiling lamp (loanword) | |
| 开绿灯 | kāi lu:4 dēng | to give the green light / to give the go-ahead | |
| 泛光灯 | fàn guāng dēng | floodlight | |
| 投光灯 | tóu guāng dēng | floodlight | |
| 落地灯 | luò dì dēng | floor lamp | |
| 长明灯 | cháng míng dēng | altar lamp burning day and night | |
| 酒精灯 | jiǔ jīng dēng | spirit lamp | |
| 幻灯机 | huàn dēng jī | slide projector / overhead projector | |
| 水银灯 | shuǐ yín dēng | mercury-vapor lamp | |
| 远光灯 | yuǎn guāng dēng | high beam (headlights) | |
| 车头灯 | chē tóu dēng | (vehicle) headlight | |
| 近光灯 | jìn guāng dēng | low beam (headlights) | |
| 航标灯 | háng biāo dēng | lighted buoy / channel marking light / signal light | |
| 追光灯 | zhuī guāng dēng | (theater) spotlight / followspot | |
| 日行灯 | | daytime running lights / daytime running lamps | |
| 诊查灯 | | examination lamp | |
| 安全灯 | ān quán dēng | safety lamp / safelight | |
| 保险灯 | bǎo xiǎn dēng | kerosene lamp | |
| 本生灯 | Běn shēng dēng | Bunsen burner | |
| 车前灯 | chē qián dēng | headlight | |
| 春灯谜 | Chūn dēng mí | Spring lantern riddles (guessing game at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节, at the end of Spring festival 春節|春节) | |
| 黑光灯 | hēi guāng dēng | a blacklight / an ultraviolet light | |
| 花灯戏 | huā dēng xì | opera for popular in Sichuan and Yunnan | |
| 弧光灯 | hú guāng dēng | arc lamp | |
| 交通灯 | jiāo tōng dēng | traffic light | |
| 金卤灯 | jīn lǔ dēng | metal halide lamp | |
| 孔明灯 | kǒng míng dēng | sky lantern (miniature hot-air balloon used during festivals) | |
| 亮黄灯 | liàng huáng dēng | (lit.) to flash the yellow light / (fig.) to give a warning sign | |
| 南瓜灯 | nán guā dēng | jack-o'-lantern | |
| 排灯节 | Pái dēng jié | Diwali (Hindu festival) | |
| 跑马灯 | pǎo mǎ dēng | lantern with a carousel of paper horses rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节[Yuan2 xiao1 jie2] / chaser lights / self-scrolling horizontal text display, such as a news ticker | |
| 前照灯 | qián zhào dēng | (vehicle) headlight | |
| 岐路灯 | Qí lù Dēng | Lamp in the Side Street (c. 1777), novel by Qing dynasty writer Li Lüyuan 李綠園|李绿园[Li3 Lu:4 yuan2] | |
| 歧路灯 | Qí lù Dēng | Lamp in the Side Street, novel by Qing dynasty writer Li Lüyuan 李綠園|李绿园[Li3 Lu:4 yuan2] / also written 岐路燈|岐路灯[Qi2 lu4 Deng1] | |
| 取灯儿 | qǔ dēng r | (dialect) match (for lighting fire) | |
| 燃灯佛 | Rán dēng fó | Dipamkara Buddha, the former Buddha before Shakyamuni Buddha and the bringer of lights | |
| 太阳灯 | tài yáng dēng | sunlamp | |
| 萤光灯 | yíng guāng dēng | Taiwan variant of 熒光燈|荧光灯[ying2guang1deng1] | |
| 朱红灯 | Zhū Hóng dēng | Zhu Hongdeng, one of the leaders of the Boxer Rebellion | |
| 万家灯火 | wàn jiā dēng huǒ | (of a city etc) ablaze with lights | |
| 华灯初上 | huá dēng chū shàng | early evening when lanterns are first lit | |
| 张灯结彩 | zhāng dēng jié cǎi | to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom) | |
| 黑灯瞎火 | hēi dēng xiā huǒ | pitch dark | |
| 黑灯下火 | hēi dēng xià huǒ | pitch dark / also written 黑燈瞎火|黑灯瞎火[hei1 deng1 xia1 huo3] | |
| 吹灯拔蜡 | chuī dēng bá là | lit. to blow out the lamp and put out the candle (idiom) / fig. to die / to bite the dust / to be over and done with | |
| 后信号灯 | hòu xìn hào dēng | car rear indicator | |
| 前信号灯 | qián xìn hào dēng | car front indicator | |
| 省油的灯 | shěng yóu de dēng | sb who is easy to deal with | |
| 挑灯拨火 | tiǎo dēng bō huǒ | to sow discord / to provoke | |
| 挑灯夜战 | tiǎo dēng yè zhàn | to raise a lantern and fight at night (idiom) / fig. to work into the night / to burn the midnight oil | |
| 五灯会元 | Wǔ dēng Huì yuán | Song Dynasty History of Zen Buddhism in China (1252), 20 scrolls | |
| 香港熄灯 | xiāng gǎng xí dēng | Lights | |
| 口腔手术灯 | | dental operatory light | |
| 牙科固化灯 | | dental curing light / ultraviolet curing light | |
| 排雷安全灯 | | security lights for mine clearing | |
| 放映幻灯片 | fàng yìng huàn dēng piàn | slide show | |
| 固态镇流灯 | gù tài zhèn liú dēng | solid-state ballast lamp | |
| 茅坑里点灯 | máo kēng lǐ diǎn dēng | (slang) (fig.) to court death (derived from 找死[zhao3 si3] via its near homophone 照屎[zhao4 shi3]) | |
| 视力表灯箱 | shì lì biǎo dēng xiāng | vision chart light box | |
| 石英卤素灯 | shí yīng lǔ sù dēng | quartz halogen lamp | |
| 手提强光灯 | shǒu tí qiǎng guāng dēng | handheld streamlight | |
| 危险警告灯 | wēi xiǎn jǐng gào dēng | hazard lights | |
| x线片读片灯 | | x-ray view box / x-ray viewer | |
| 手术室照明灯 | | operating theatre lamp / OT lamp | |
| 国际灯塔协会 | | Lighthouse International | |
| 带闪光灯路锥 | | traffic cones with flashing lights | |
| 手提式探照灯 | | handheld searchlight | |
| 紧凑型荧光灯 | jǐn còu xíng yíng guāng dēng | compact fluorescent light bulb / compact fluorescent lamp | |
| 直升机聚光灯 | zhí shēng jī jù guāng dēng | helicopter spotlight | |
| 大红灯笼高高挂 | Dà hóng Dēng lóng Gāo gāo Guà | Raise the Red Lantern (1991), movie by Zhang Yimou 張藝謀|张艺谋[Zhang1 Yi4 mou2] | |
| 国际灯塔管理局协会 | | International Association of Lighthouse Authorities | |
| 照明和灯光信号报告员小组 | | Group of Rapporteurs on Lighting and Light-Signalling | |
| 只许州官放火，不许百姓点灯 | zhǐ xǔ zhōu guān fàng huǒ , bù xǔ bǎi xìng diǎn dēng | only the official is allowed to light the fire / Gods may do what cattle may not / quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi | |
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