Sentence Composition
| 1 | 交通燈 | jiāotōngdēng | traffic light |
| =2 | 是 | shì |
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| =2 | 是 | shì | variant of 是 shì |
| 3 | 用來 | yònglái | to be used for |
| 4 | 控制 | kòngzhì | to control |
| 5 | 交通 | jiāotōng |
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| =6 | 的 | de |
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| =6 | 的 | dī | a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì) |
| =6 | 的 | dí | really and truly |
| =6 | 的 | dì | (bound form) bull's-eye; target |