闯黄灯

闖黃燈

chuǎnghuángdēng

verb

Meanings

1 to run a yellow light
2 to speed through a yellow light

Characters

to rush through

Examples

闯黄灯虽然不扣分但不安全。

Chuǎng huángdēng suīrán bù kòu fēn dàn bù ānquán.

Running a yellow light doesn't cost points but it's unsafe.

他习惯性闯黄灯被追尾了。

Tā xíguànxìng chuǎng huángdēng bèi zhuīwěi le.

His habitual yellow-light-running got him rear-ended.

Tips

usage

闯 means "to rush through" — 闯红灯 (running a red light) is a major violation (6 points), while 闯黄灯 sits in a gray zone. A short-lived 2013 rule penalized it harshly but was dropped after public outcry.

Stroke Order

闯 chuǎng

黄 huáng

灯 dēng