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信号

xìnhào

signal

Usage note

信号表示传递信息的东西。

xìn hào biǎo shì chuán dì xìn xī de dōng xī。

Signal means something that transmits information.

Context note

信号常用于手机、交通和提醒。

xìn hào cháng yòng yú shǒu jī 、 jiāo tōng hé tí xǐng。

Signals often appear with phones, traffic, and reminders.

5 examples

手机没有信号
shǒu jī méi yǒu xìn hào。
The phone has no signal.
这个地方信号很好。
zhè ge dì fāng xìn hào hěn hǎo。
The signal is good in this place.
红灯是停车的信号
hóng dēng shì tíng chē de xìn hào。
A red light is a signal to stop.
他看懂了老师的信号
tā kàn dǒng le lǎo shī de xìn hào。
He understood the teacher's signal.
请注意信号
qǐng zhù yì xìn hào。
Please pay attention to the signal.

5 mini stories

山里手机信号不好。
shān lǐ shǒu jī xìn hào bù hǎo。
The phone signal is poor in the mountains.
老师举手是让大家安静的信号
lǎo shī jǔ shǒu shì ràng dà jiā ān jìng de xìn hào。
The teacher raising a hand is a signal for everyone to be quiet.
我们在等开始的信号
wǒ men zài děng kāi shǐ de xìn hào。
We are waiting for the signal to start.
这个路口的信号灯很清楚。
zhè ge lù kǒu de xìn hào dēng hěn qīng chǔ。
The traffic signal at this intersection is very clear.
没有信号的时候,很多事做不了。
méi yǒu xìn hào de shí hòu, hěn duō shì zuò bù liǎo。
When there is no signal, many things cannot be done.

Mini dialogue

手机信号

A
你的手机有信号吗?
Nǐ de shǒujī yǒu xìnhào ma?
Does your phone have a signal?
B
没有,这里的信号不太好。
Méiyǒu, zhèlǐ de xìnhào bú tài hǎo.
No, the signal here is not very good.

交通信号灯

A
过马路的时候要看信号灯。
Guò mǎlù de shíhou yào kàn xìnhàodēng.
When crossing the road, you must look at the traffic lights.
B
我知道,绿灯才是走的信号
Wǒ zhīdào, lǜdēng cái shì zǒu de xìnhào.
I know, the green light is the signal to walk.

Related words and contrasts

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标志
biāozhì
sign

A visual mark or symbol that gives information.

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手势
shǒushì
gesture

A hand movement used as a signal.

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声音
shēngyīn
sound

A noise that can act as a signal.

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