How to Say ‘When you get to the traffic lights’ in Simplified Chinese
到红绿灯
dào hóng lǜ dēng
[dao hónglǜdēng]
💬 Usage Tip: 到 (dào) plus a landmark means "once you reach...", and the next action follows right after: 到银行左转 "turn left at the bank".
Phrase Breakdown
到
dào
[dao]
to arrive at; to reach
Shows movement to a place or arriving at a location.
到门口以后请停一下。
After reaching the entrance, please stop for a moment.
红绿灯
hóng lǜ dēng
[hónglǜdēng]
traffic light
Literally 'red-green light'; the signal lights at a road crossing.
前面有一个红绿灯。
There is a traffic light ahead.
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