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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 红绿灯
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 红绿灯 | hóng lǜ dēng | - traffic light - traffic signal |
List Ranking for: 红绿灯
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2025) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 3 | 21,787 | 19,111 | 11,734 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 红 | hóng | - surname Hong |
| 红 | gōng | - used in 女紅|女红[nu:3gong1] |
| 红 | hóng | - red - popular - revolutionary - bonus |
| 绿 | lǜ | - green - (slang) (derived from 綠帽子|绿帽子[lu:4 mao4 zi5]) to cheat on (one's spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend) |
| 灯 | dēng | - lamp - light - lantern - CL:盞|盏[zhan3] |
Other Words Containing 红绿灯
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2025) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 红绿灯 | - | 3 | 21,787 | 19,111 | 11,734 |