燈由紅變綠。

The light changed from red to green.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 燈 dēng
  1. lamp
  2. light
  3. lantern

classifier: 盞
2 由 yóu
  1. to follow
  2. from
  3. because of; due to
  4. by; via; through
  5. (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
=3 紅 Hóng surname Hong
=3 紅 gōng used in 女紅 nu:gōng
=3 紅 hóng
  1. red
  2. popular
  3. revolutionary
  4. bonus
=3 紅 jiàng
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Substitute character for 絳／绛 (jiàng).
  2. Substitute character for 絳／绛 (jiàng).
4 變 biàn
  1. to change
  2. to become different
  3. to transform
  4. to vary
  5. rebellion
=5 綠 lù used in names
=5 綠 lǜ
  1. green
  2. (slang) (derived from 綠帽子 lǜmàozi) to cheat on (one's spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend)