红绿灯

hóng lǜ dēng

HSK 3

Meaning

红绿灯是指道路交通信号灯，通常由红、黄、绿三种颜色的灯光组成，用于指挥车辆和行人的通行。

Traffic lights, consisting of red, yellow, and green lights, used to control the flow of vehicles and pedestrians.

红绿灯通常用于描述交通信号灯，也可以比喻为指示或规则。

Red-green lights are commonly used to refer to traffic signals, and can also metaphorically indicate rules or directions.

1 过马路时一定要看红绿灯。 (When crossing the road, you must look at the traffic lights.)
2 这个路口的红绿灯坏了，导致交通混乱。 (The traffic lights at this intersection are broken, causing traffic chaos.)
3 他开车从来不闯红绿灯。 (He never runs red lights when driving.)
4 人生就像红绿灯，有时停有时行。 (Life is like traffic lights, sometimes stop, sometimes go.)
5 安装新的红绿灯后，事故率明显下降。 (After installing new traffic lights, the accident rate dropped significantly.)

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