闯红灯

闖紅燈
chuǎng hóngdēng
verb

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 5
Xíngrén búyào chuǎng hóngdēng.
Pedestrians should not run red lights.
HSK 6
Tā chuǎng hóngdēng bèi kòu le liù fēn.
He ran a red light and got six points docked.
HSK 7-9
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 闯...红灯 structure also works (闯了红灯 = ran a red light). In Chinese internet slang, the term is sometimes used euphemistically for an unrelated bedroom matter - check context.

Stroke Order

闯 chuǎng
红 hóng
灯 dēng