kāi​hóng​dēng

to give the red light

  • created sense approved 开红灯/開紅燈 · kāi​hóng​dēng · to give the red light — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    开红灯 / 開紅燈

    kāi​hóng​dēng

    to give the red light

    to create obstacles or difficulties; to stop or forbid an action or project

    开, 红灯

    开 (literal) → 开/開 · kāi · to start 红灯 (literal) → 红灯/紅燈 · hóng​dēng · warning sign

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 开红灯/開紅燈 · kāi​hóng​dēng · to fail a test — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    开红灯 / 開紅燈

    kāi​hóng​dēng

    to fail a test

    to receive a failing grade in a course or exam

    开, 红灯

    开 (literal) → 开/開 · kāi · to start 红灯 (literal) → 红灯/紅燈 · hóng​dēng · red light

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense