闯红灯

闖紅燈
chuǎnghóngdēng
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to run a red light
  2. 2 to fail to stop at a red traffic light

Examples

Tā chuǎng hóngdēng bèi kòu le liù fēn.
He ran a red light and got six points docked.
Xíngrén bú yào chuǎng hóngdēng.
Pedestrians should not run red lights.
Jiānkòng pāi dào tā chuǎng hóngdēng le.
The surveillance camera caught him running the red light.

Tips

usage
Applies to both drivers and pedestrians. The separable ...红灯 structure also works (红灯 = ran a red light). In Chinese internet slang, the term is sometimes used euphemistically for an unrelated bedroom matter — check context.

Stroke Order

chuǎng
hóng
dēng