红绿灯

紅綠燈

hónglǜdēng

noun #21,787

Measure Word

一个红绿灯 gè

Meanings

1 traffic light
2 traffic signal

Characters

Examples

请在红绿灯前停车。

Qǐng zài hónglǜdēng qián tíng chē.

Please stop at the traffic light.

红绿灯变绿了，我们走吧。

Hónglǜdēng biàn lǜ le, wǒmen zǒu ba.

The traffic light has turned green, let's go.

前面有个红绿灯，要减速。

Qiánmiàn yǒu gè hónglǜdēng, yào jiǎnsù.

There's a traffic light ahead, slow down.

Tips

memory

The word literally says it all: 红 (red) + 绿 (green) + 灯 (light). Chinese traffic lights are named after their two main colors.

Stroke Order

红 hóng

绿 lǜ

灯 dēng