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红灯 (紅燈)
  • [hóngdēng]

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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

红灯 [hóngdēng]
  1. 1. noun A red lantern or a red lamp (put up in festivals or as ornaments at ordinary times).
    过节时各家窗户上都挂了红灯，显得喜气洋洋的。
    On festivals, every family hangs red lanterns on their windows and it appears very festive.
  2. 2. noun A red signal lamp indicating traffic should stop; red light
    司机开车时要遵守交通规则，做到红灯亮，车辆停。
    Drivers must observe the traffic rules while driving. Once the light turns to red, they must stop the car.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

红灯 [hóngdēng]
  1. 1. 名 红色的灯笼或红色的灯(喜庆时张挂或平时做装饰)。
  2. 2. 名 红色的信号灯，亮时表示车辆须停止前进
    遵守交通规则，不要闯红丹丹。
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Examples

门前吊着两盏红灯。
There were two red lanterns hanging over the door.
有关部门对此做法亮了红灯。
Authorities concerned have forbidden such a practice.
过马路闯红灯也是违法行为，大家不要以为罚不责众！
Don't think that crossing the road when there's a red light is OK, just because so many people do it. It's breaking the law.
这是明令禁止的事，你怎么还敢闯红灯？
红灯停车，绿灯放行
to run a red light
闯红灯
She crashed because she jumped the traffic lights.
她闯了红灯，所以才导致撞车。
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Word Decomposition

红
[hóng] 		+ 灯
[dēng]

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