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开绿灯

開綠燈
kāilǜdēng
idiom #48,321

Meanings

  1. 1 to give the green light
  2. 2 to wave something through
  3. 3 to give the go-ahead

Examples

不能给不合格产品上市开绿灯。
Bùnéng gěi bù hégé chǎnpǐn shàngshì kāilǜdēng.
We can't give substandard products a green light to go to market.
上级为这个项目开了绿灯，资金很快到位。
Shàngjí wèi zhège xiàngmù kāile lǜdēng, zījīn hěn kuài dào wèi.
The higher-ups green-lit this project and the funds came through quickly.
海关对急救物资一路开绿灯。
Hǎiguān duì jíjiù wùzī yīlù kāilǜdēng.
Customs cleared the emergency supplies straight through.

Tips

usage
Modern and instantly intelligible — the traffic-light metaphor maps directly onto English. 给...开绿灯 is the standard frame.

Stroke Order

开 kāi
绿 lǜ
灯 dēng