高位刹车灯

高位剎車燈
gāowèishāchēdēng
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 high-mounted brake light
  2. 2 third brake light (CHMSL)

Examples

Hòuchuāng shàngfāng de nàge dēng jiùshì gāowèi shāchēdēng.
That light above the rear window is the high-mounted brake light.
Gāowèi shāchēdēng bú liàng le, niánjiǎn kěndìng guò bu liǎo.
The third brake light isn't working; there's no way it'll pass the annual inspection.

Tips

usage
Mandatory on new cars since the mid-1980s in the US and widely in China. Positioned above the regular tail lights so the driver behind still sees brake signals through the car in front — meaningfully reduces rear-end collisions.

Stroke Order

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