Definition

Noun: A small, portable, handheld electric light that produces light from batteries. It is designed to be easily carried and used to illuminate dark areas.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tôi cần một cây đèn pin để đi trong đêm. (I need a flashlight to walk at night.)
  • Đèn pin của anh ấy rất sáng. (His flashlight is very bright.)
  • Hãy bật đèn pin lên. (Turn on the flashlight.)

Advanced Usage

• "soi đèn pin": to shine a flashlight.
  • Cảnh sát soi đèn pin vào bên trong chiếc xe. (The police shined a flashlight inside the car.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đèn bấm: (noun) Another common Vietnamese term for "flashlight," literally "click/press light," referring to the button used to turn it on.
• Đèn pin đội đầu / Đèn pin trán: (noun phrase) Headlamp; a flashlight worn on the head.
• Pin: (noun) Battery; the power source for a .

Synonyms

• Flashlight: (American English) The most common direct equivalent.
• Torch: (British English) The common British English term for a portable battery-operated light.

Related Phrases

• Hết pin: (verb phrase) To run out of battery.
  • Đèn pin hết pin rồi. (The flashlight ran out of batteries.)
• Thay pin: (verb phrase) To change/replace the batteries.
  • Chúng ta cần thay pin cho đèn pin. (We need to change the batteries for the flashlight.)

noun

1. flash-lamp