左转指示

左轉指示

zuǒzhuǎnzhǐshì

noun

Meanings

1 left turn signal (sign)
2 left turn directive

Characters

point, indicate

Examples

前方有左转指示。

Qiánfāng yǒu zuǒzhuǎn zhǐshì.

There's a left-turn sign ahead.

按照左转指示驶入辅路。

Ànzhào zuǒzhuǎn zhǐshì shǐrù fǔlù.

Follow the left-turn sign onto the side road.

Tips

usage

In China, a left turn at a signalized intersection usually requires waiting in the 左转待转区 (left-turn waiting zone) — a painted box ahead of the stop line that you enter on green for straight, then clear on green for left.

Stroke Order

左 zuǒ

转 zhuǎn

指 zhǐ

示 shì