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绿灯

綠燈
lǜdēng
noun HSK 7 #10,599

Meanings

  1. 1 green light
  2. 2 permission to proceed

Examples

绿灯亮了，可以过马路了。
Lǜdēng liàng le, kěyǐ guò mǎlù le.
The light is green, we can cross the road.
老板给这个项目开了绿灯。
Lǎobǎn gěi zhège xiàngmù kāi le lǜdēng.
The boss gave the green light to this project.

Tips

usage
开绿灯 (kāi lǜdēng) means 'to give the green light / give permission', just like in English.

Stroke Order

绿 lǜ
灯 dēng