How to Say ‘And after passing the traffic light?’ in Traditional Chinese
過了紅綠燈以後呢？
guò le hóng lǜ dēng yǐ hòu ne
[guò le hónglǜdēng yǐhòu nuh]
💬 Usage Tip: Ending with 呢 asks "and what about...?", picking up from what was just said. Try 然後呢？ "And then?".
Phrase Breakdown
過了紅綠燈
guò le hóng lǜ dēng
after passing the traffic light
過了 means 'having passed'. 了 is neutral tone: guò le hóng lǜ dēng.
過了紅綠燈右轉。
Turn right after the traffic light.
Words in this phrase
過
guò
[guò]
pass/cross
To move past or go across.
我們已經過了這座橋。
We already crossed the bridge.
了
le
[le]
completed action marker
Indicates an action has been completed.
他已經走了。
He has already left.
紅綠燈
hóng lǜ dēng
[hónglǜdēng]
traffic light
Literally 'red-green light'; the signal at intersections.
看到紅綠燈就右轉。
Turn right when you see the traffic light.
以後呢？
yǐ hòu ne
and after that?
以後 means 'after', and 呢 asks 'what about...?' Pronounced yǐ hòu ne, with a light 呢.
吃飯以後呢？
And after eating?
Words in this phrase
以後
yǐ hòu
[yǐhòu]
after; afterwards
Placed after an event to mean 'after that'.
下課以後去吃飯。
After class, go eat.
呢
ne
[nuh]
sentence particle for softening a question or tone
Often placed at the end of a question to sound more natural and conversational.
你們平常怎麼合作呢？我想多了解一下。
How do you usually work together? I’d like to understand more.
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