亮灯

亮燈

liàngdēng

verb

Meanings

1 to turn on a light
2 (of a light) to light up
3 (figurative) to give the green light

Characters

bright / to light

Examples

天一黑,街道两边的路灯都亮灯了。

Tiān yī hēi, jiēdào liǎngbiān de lùdēng dōu liàngdēng le.

As soon as it got dark, the street lamps on both sides lit up.

仪表盘突然亮灯,是不是出毛病了?

Yíbiǎopán tūrán liàngdēng, shì bu shì chū máobìng le?

The dashboard light suddenly came on — is something wrong?

Tips

usage

Also used figuratively: 为...亮灯 'to light up / give a green light for...' as a metaphor for approval or support.

Stroke Order

亮 liàng

灯 dēng