红灯
hóng dēng
Pinyin

Definition

红灯
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hóng dēng
  1. red light

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

dà hóng
  1. 1 crimson
dēng
  1. 1 lamp
  2. 2 light
  3. 3 lantern
  4. 4 CL:盞|盏[zhǎn]
dēng lóng
  1. 1 lantern
fěn hóng
  1. 1 pink
Hóng
  1. 1 surname Hong
hóng bāo
  1. 1 money wrapped in red as a gift
  2. 2 bonus payment
  3. 3 kickback
  4. 4 bribe
Hóng xīng
  1. 1 Hongxing district of Yichun city 伊春市[Yī chūn shì], Heilongjiang
hóng sè
  1. 1 red (color)
  2. 2 revolutionary
bīng dēng
  1. 1 ice lantern
fēn hóng
  1. 1 dividend
  2. 2 to award a bonus
kǒu hóng
  1. 1 lipstick
diào dēng
  1. 1 hanging lamp
bì dēng
  1. 1 wall lamp
  2. 2 bracket light
  3. 3 CL:盞|盏[zhǎn]
chà zǐ yān hóng
  1. 1 fig. beautiful purples and brilliant reds (idiom); lit. beautiful flowers
kǒng míng dēng
  1. 1 sky lantern (miniature hot-air balloon used during festivals)
shè dēng
  1. 1 spotlight
zhāng dēng jié cǎi
  1. 1 to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)
tiǎo dēng
  1. 1 to light a lamp
  2. 2 to raise a lantern
tái dēng
  1. 1 desk lamp
  2. 2 table lamp
fàn hóng
  1. 1 to blush
  2. 2 to redden
  3. 3 flushed

Idioms (20)

一炮而红
yī pào ér hóng
  1. 1 to win instant success (idiom)
  2. 2 to become an instant hit
不分青红皂白
bù fēn qīng hóng zào bái
  1. 1 not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
  2. 2 not to distinguish between right and wrong
不问青红皂白
bù wèn qīng hóng zào bái
  1. 1 not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
  2. 2 not to distinguish between right and wrong
仇人相见,分外眼红
chóu rén xiāng jiàn , fèn wài yǎn hóng
  1. 1 when the enemies come face to face, their eyes blaze with hatred (idiom)
又红又肿
yòu hóng yòu zhǒng
  1. 1 to be red and swollen (idiom)
吹灯拔蜡
chuī dēng bá là
  1. 1 lit. to blow out the lamp and put out the candle (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to die
  3. 3 to bite the dust
  4. 4 to be over and done with
唱红脸
chàng hóng liǎn
  1. 1 to play the role of the hero (idiom)
  2. 2 to play the good cop
姹紫嫣红
chà zǐ yān hóng
  1. 1 fig. beautiful purples and brilliant reds (idiom); lit. beautiful flowers
张灯结彩
zhāng dēng jié cǎi
  1. 1 to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)
挑灯夜战
tiǎo dēng yè zhàn
  1. 1 to raise a lantern and fight at night (idiom); fig. to work into the night
  2. 2 to burn the midnight oil
灯红酒绿
dēng hóng jiǔ lu:4
  1. 1 lanterns red, wine green (idiom); feasting and pleasure-seeking
  2. 2 debauched and corrupt environment
看破红尘
kān pò hóng chén
  1. 1 to see through the world of mortals (idiom, of Buddhist monk)
  2. 2 disillusioned with human society
  3. 3 to reject the world for a monastic life
红杏出墙
hóng xìng chū qiáng
  1. 1 lit. the red apricot tree leans over the garden wall (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a wife having an illicit lover
红男绿女
hóng nán lu:4 nu:3
  1. 1 young people decked out in gorgeous clothes (idiom)
红颜薄命
hóng yán bó mìng
  1. 1 beautiful women suffer unhappy fates (idiom)
绿女红男
lu:4 nu:3 hóng nán
  1. 1 young people decked out in gorgeous clothes (idiom)
绿惨红愁
lu:4 cǎn hóng chóu
  1. 1 (of women) grieved appearance (idiom)
  2. 2 sorrowful mien
脸红筋暴
liǎn hóng jīn bào
  1. 1 red and tense with anger (idiom)
脸红筋涨
liǎn hóng jīn zhǎng
  1. 1 red and tense with anger (idiom)
花无百日红
huā wú bǎi rì hóng
  1. 1 No flower can bloom for a hundred days.
  2. 2 Good times do not last long. (idiom)

Sample Sentences

我们不能闯红灯。
wǒmen bùnéng chuǎng hóngdēng 。
We can't go through a red light.
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不行,我们要遵守交通法规,红灯停绿灯行。
bùxíng ,wǒmen yào zūnshǒu jiāotōng fǎguī ,hóngdēng tíng lǜdēng xíng 。
No, we have to obey the traffic regulations and stop when it's a red light and go when it's a green light.
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秦淮河一带是明朝末年最有名的红灯区,其中有八个著名的艺伎,外表美艳又都擅长诗词绘画,被称作“秦淮八艳”。
qínhuáihé yīdài shì Míngcháo mònián zuì yǒumíng de hóngdēngqū ,qízhōng yǒu bā gè zhùmíng yìjì ,wàibiǎo měiyàn yòu dōu shàncháng shīcí huìhuà ,bèi chēngzuò “qínhuáibāyàn ”。
The area surrounding Qing Hui river was the most famous red light district during the end of the Ming dynasty. There were eight famous courtesans. They were not only beatutiful, but talented musicians, poets and artists. They were known as "The eight beauties of Qin Huai"
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李探长隐约看到墙角放着一个摄像机和一个扩音喇叭,摄像机上的红灯正在闪烁。
Lǐ tànzhǎng yǐnyuē kàndào qiángjiǎo fàng zhe yī gè shèxiàngjī hé yī gè kuòyīn lǎba ,shèxiàngjī shàng de hóngdēng zhèngzài shǎnshuò 。
Detective Li could faintly make out a video camera and loudspeaker in the corner of the room. The red light on the video camera was blinking.
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我知道。新交规真严格。遮挡号牌扣12分,酒驾12分,闯红灯6分,超速6分,抽烟,接打电话,不系安全带都要扣分。这样下去的话,我的驾照很快就要被扣了。
wǒ zhīdào 。xīn jiāoguī zhēn yángé 。zhēdǎng hàopái kòu shíèr fēn ,jiǔjià shíèr fēn ,chuǎng hóngdēng liù fēn ,chāosù liù fēn ,chōuyān ,jiē dǎ diànhuà ,bù jì ānquándài dōuyào kòufēn 。zhèyàng xiàqu dehuà ,wǒ de jiàzhào hěnkuài jiùyào bèi kòu le 。
I know. The new regulations are so strict. 12 points for obscuring a license plate, 12 points for drunk driving, 6 points for running a red light, 6 points for speeding, and smoking, answering the phone, and not wearing a seat belt all get you points. At this rate I'm definitely going to lose my license soon.
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噢,像大红灯笼,很有中国传统特色嘛。
ò ,xiàng dàhóngdēnglong ,hěn yǒu Zhōngguó chuántǒng tèsè ma 。
Oh, it looks like a big red lantern. It really has a lot of traditional Chinese character.
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红灯
hóngdēng
Red light.
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又是红灯,真倒霉。不行,我们实在等不及了,师傅,你直接闯过去吧。
yòu shì hóngdēng ,zhēn dǎoméi 。bù xíng ,wǒmen shízài děngbují le ,shīfu ,nǐ zhíjiē chuǎng guòqu ba 。
Another red light! We have the worst luck. This won't do, we really cannot wait. Driver, run the light.
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等一等,红灯!
děng yi děng ,hóngdēng !
Wait! Red light!
可以这么理解。驾驶这款车时,用的是发动机的动力,烧的是汽油。而当您等红灯或者塞车的时候,动力就由电池来供给。这样不仅省油,而且大大地减少了尾气排放对环境的污染。
kěyǐ lǐjiě 。jiàshǐ zhè kuǎn chē shí ,yòng de shì fādòngjī de dònglì ,shāo de shì qìyóu 。ér dāng nín děng hóngdēng huò zhě sāichē de shíhou ,dònglì jiù yóu diànchí lái gōngjǐ 。zhèyàng bùjǐn shěngyóu ,érqiě dàdà de jiǎnshǎo le wěiqì páifàng duì huánjìng de wūrǎn 。
Haha, you could understand it that way. When you drive this car, you're using the engine's power and what's being burned is gas. But then, when you're waiting at a red light or stuck in a traffic jam, the power is supplied electrically. This way, you not only save fuel, you're also reducing exhaust emissions in a major way.