红绿灯 (hónglǜdēng): traffic light

Measure Word

一个红绿灯 gè

Meanings

1 traffic light
2 traffic signal

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

请在红绿灯前停车。

Qǐng zài hónglǜdēng qián tíngchē.

Please stop at the traffic light.

HSK 2

红绿灯变绿了，我们走吧。

Hónglǜdēng biàn lǜ le, wǒmen zǒu ba.

The traffic light has turned green, let's go.

HSK 7-9

前面有个红绿灯，要减速。

Qiánmiàn yǒu gè hónglǜdēng, yào jiǎnsù.

There's a traffic light ahead, slow down.

Tips

memory

The word literally says it all: 红 (red) + 绿 (green) + 灯 (light). Chinese traffic lights are named after their two main colors.

Stroke Order

红 hóng

绿 lǜ

灯 dēng

Related Words

红灯 hóngdēng HSK 7-9 #6,730

red light / traffic light (red)

灯红酒绿 dēnghóng-jiǔlǜ #40,775

red lanterns and green wine / scenes of debauchery; decadent nightlife

绿灯 lǜdēng HSK 7-9 #10,599

green light / permission to proceed

闯红灯 chuǎng hóngdēng

to run a red light / to fail to stop at a red traffic light

信号灯 xìnhàodēng #14,649

signal light / traffic light / car indicator

关灯 guāndēng #9,268

to turn off the light / to switch off the light

灯光 dēngguāng HSK 4 #3,729

lamplight; light (from a lamp) / stage lighting

红色 hóngsè HSK 2 #1,777

red (color)

灯 dēng HSK 2 #1,650

lamp; light / lantern

红 hóng HSK 2 #1,023