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红绿灯 (hóng-lǜ dēng): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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红绿灯 (hóng-lǜ dēng): Traffic light (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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红绿灯 consists of 3 characters.

Example Sentences with 红绿灯

guò过

mǎ马

lù路

qián前

yào要

kàn看

hóng红

lǜ绿

dēng灯

。

You must look at the traffic light before crossing the street.

guò过

mǎ马

lù路

yào要

kàn看

hóng红

lǜ绿

dēng灯

，

guò过

mǎ马

lù路

shí时

，

qiè切

jì记

yào要

kàn看

hóng

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 红绿灯.

Words with 红

西红柿xī hóng shìHSK 4
分红fēn hóng
朱红zhū hóng
滇红diān hóng
眼红yǎn hóng
红利hóng lì
红包hóng bāo
红润hóng rùn

zhè这

shì是

jī基

běn本

cháng常

shí识

。

Looking at traffic lights when crossing the street is basic common sense.

红

lǜ绿

dēng灯

。

When crossing the road, remember to look at the traffic lights.

Words with 绿

碧绿bì lǜ
绿化lǜ huà
绿地lǜ dì
绿洲lǜ zhōu
绿灯lǜ dēng
绿矾lǜ fán
绿色lǜ sè
绿茵lǜ yīn

Words with 灯

台灯tái dēng
灯光dēng guāng
灯泡dēng pào
灯笼dēng lóng
电灯diàn dēng
红灯hóng dēng
绿灯lǜ dēng
路灯lù dēng