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跳灯

跳燈
tiàodēng
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 (of a traffic light) to jump / skip a phase
  2. 2 to flash / cycle (of a light)

Examples

这个红绿灯老跳灯,根本没有黄灯过渡。
Zhège hónglǜdēng lǎo tiàodēng, gēnběn méiyǒu huángdēng guòdù.
This traffic light keeps jumping — there's no yellow transition at all.
灯一跳,车就得赶紧停下来。
Dēng yī tiào, chē jiù děi gǎnjǐn tíng xiàlái.
As soon as the light jumps, drivers have to stop immediately.

Tips

usage
Colloquial among drivers for a traffic light that changes phase abruptly. 跳 literally 'to jump' captures the feeling of skipping the yellow buffer.

Stroke Order

跳 tiào
灯 dēng