How to say “traffic light” in Chinese
traffic light
“Traffic light” in Chinese is 红绿灯, hóng lǜ dēng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
红绿灯 is read hóng lǜ dēng: 3 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 纟 “thread”: dyed silk.
It also has the “thread” 纟.
On the left, 火 “fire”; on the right, 丁 dīng hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “红绿灯”.
More words from the lesson “Streets and intersections”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “traffic light” in Chinese?
“Traffic light” in Chinese is 红绿灯, pinyin hónglǜdēng.
What does 红绿灯 mean?
红绿灯 (hónglǜdēng) means “traffic light”.
How do you write 红绿灯?
红绿灯 is 3 characters: 红 (hóng) — red; 绿 (lǜ) — green; 灯 (dēng) — lamp, light. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 红绿灯?
红绿灯 is read hónglǜdēng. Tones: hóng — second tone, lǜ — fourth tone, dēng — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“traffic light” in the lesson “Streets and intersections”
This word is from the topic “City and travel” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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