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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 绿灯

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
绿灯 lǜ dēng - green light (traffic signal)
- (fig.) permission to proceed

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 8 10,599 20,239 15,041

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
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 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 (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
绿灯 - 8 10,599 20,239 15,041
红绿灯 - - 21,787 19,111 11,734
开绿灯 - - 48,321 47,095 72,742