Definition

Examples

• 建筑工人用探照灯照亮工地。
  Jiànzhù gōngrén yòng tàn zhào dēng zhào liàng gōngdì.
  Construction workers use a searchlight to light up the worksite.
• 舞台上那盏探照灯非常明亮。
  Wǔtái shàng nà zhǎn tàn zhào dēng fēicháng míngliàng.
  That searchlight on the stage is very bright.
• 夜晚，警察用探照灯寻找失踪的人。
  Yèwǎn, jǐngchá yòng tàn zhào dēng xúnzhǎo shīzōng de rén.
  At night, the police use a searchlight to look for the missing person.