转向灯

轉向燈

zhuǎnxiàngdēng

noun #31,006

Measure Word

一个转向灯 gè

Meanings

1 turn signal
2 vehicle indicator light
3 blinker

Characters

Examples

变道之前要打转向灯。

Biàn dào zhīqián yào dǎ zhuǎnxiàngdēng.

You need to use your turn signal before changing lanes.

他忘了关转向灯。

Tā wàng le guān zhuǎnxiàngdēng.

He forgot to turn off the turn signal.

Tips

usage

The standard verb is 打 ("to flip on") or 开 — never 按. So "to use the turn signal" = 打转向灯. Casual synonym: 转向灯 is also called 方向灯 or, colloquially in driving talk, 灯 (just "the light") in context.

Stroke Order

转 zhuǎn

向 xiàng

灯 dēng