红绿灯

hóng lǜ dēng

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HSK 3.0 Level 3 Noun Rare

Definitions

1. traffic light
2. traffic signal

Word relationships

Register variants

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• 交通灯 jiāo tōng dēng 交通灯 jiāo tōng dēng traffic light 更正式的说法: traffic light

Related words

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• 人行横道 rén xíng héng dào 人行横道 rén xíng héng dào crosswalk; pedestrian crossing 红绿灯常设在人行横道附近: crosswalk; pedestrian crossing
• 斑马线 bān mǎ xiàn 斑马线 bān mǎ xiàn crosswalk 红灯时行人在斑马线等候: crosswalk

Synonyms

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• 信号灯 xìn hào dēng 信号灯 xìn hào dēng signal light 路口指挥交通的灯: signal light

Usage notes

Collocations

常与“等”或“看”搭配，如“等红绿灯”“看红绿灯”

Common mistakes

不是“红绿黄灯”，只说“红绿灯”即可，尽管灯有三种颜色

Example Sentences

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过马路前要看 红绿灯 。

You need to look at the traffic light before crossing the street.

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Child Words of 红绿灯

• 灯 灯 dēng: lamp
• 红 红 hóng: red
• 绿 绿 lǜ: green
• 绿灯 绿灯 lǜ dēng: green light (traffic signal)
• 绿 绿 lǜ: green
• 绿灯 绿灯 lǜ dēng: green light (traffic signal)