绿灯

綠燈

lǜdēng

noun #10,599

Meanings

1 green light
2 permission to proceed

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

绿灯亮了，可以过马路了。

Lǜdēng liàng le, kěyǐ guò mǎlù le.

The light is green, we can cross the road.

HSK 5

老板给这个项目开了绿灯。

Lǎobǎn gěi zhège xiàngmù kāi le lǜdēng.

The boss gave the green light to this project.

Tips

usage

开绿灯 (kāi lǜdēng) means "to give the green light / give permission", just like in English.

Stroke Order

绿 lǜ

灯 dēng