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

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Character Breakdown

红 • hóng • red • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

hóng红

red

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Pinyinhóng lǜ dēng

Meaningtraffic light; traffic signal

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绿 • lǜ • green

lǜ绿

green

灯 • dēng • lamp • HSK 3.0 · L3

HSK 3.0 · L3

dēng灯

lamp

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 红绿灯.

Words with 红

红色hóng sèred (color)
红茶hóng cháblack tea
红包hóng bāomoney wrapped in red as a gift
西红柿xī hóng shìtomato
分红fēn hóngshare out bonus; draw/receive dividends
朱红zhū hóngVermilion / cinnabar red
眼红yǎn hóngenvious / green-eyed
红利hóng lìDividend

Words with 绿

绿色lǜ sègreen
绿茶lǜ chágreen tea
绿化lǜ huàto make green with plants
碧绿bì lǜemerald green

Words with 灯

台灯tái dēngdesk lamp
灯光dēng guāng(stage) lighting
灯笼dēng lónglantern
灯泡dēng pàolight bulb

绿地

lǜ dì

Green space

绿洲lǜ zhōuoasis

翠绿cuì lǜEmerald green

绿卡lǜ kǎgreen card (US permanent residency)

张灯结彩

zhāng dēng jié cǎi

decorate with lanterns and colored banners / put up festive decorations

关灯guān dēngto turn off the light

吊灯diào dēngchandelier; hanging lamp

尾灯wěi dēngtaillight

4.

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

，

zhè这

shì是

jī基

běn本

cháng常

shí识

。

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

hóng红

lǜ绿

dēng灯

。

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