高位刹车灯

高位剎車燈
gāowèi shāchē dēng
noun

Measure Word

一个高位刹车灯 gè

Meanings

  1. 1 high-mounted brake light
  2. 2 third brake light (CHMSL)

Examples

HSK 6
后窗上方的那个灯就是高位刹车灯。
Hòuchuāng shàngfāng de nàge dēng jiùshì gāowèi shāchēdēng.
That light above the rear window is the high-mounted brake light.
HSK 7-9
Gāowèi shāchēdēng bú liàng le, niánjiǎn kěndìng guò bu liǎo.
The third brake light isn't working; there's no way it'll pass the annual inspection.

Tips

usage
Mandatory on new cars since the mid-1980s in the US and widely in China. Positioned above the regular tail lights so the driver behind still sees brake signals through the car in front. It meaningfully reduces rear-end collisions.

Stroke Order

高 gāo
位 wèi
刹 shā
车 chē
灯 dēng