Chinese word

一路上

Pronunciation

Pinyinyī lù shàng

Meaning

  • adverball the way

Example

我一路上都在想你。wǒ yí lù shàng dōu zài xiǎng nǐ

I kept thinking about you all the way.

Illustration for 一路上 (all the way)

More examples

孩子们一路上都很兴奋，一直在指着窗外。hái zi men yí lù shàng dōu hěn xīng fèn yì zhí zài zhǐ zhe chuāng wài

The children were excited all the way and kept pointing out the window.

Core concept

A continuous thread of action or thought spanning the whole journey.

Common phrases

  • 一路上都在yí lù shàng dōu zài

    keep doing so all the way

  • 一路上很安静yí lù shàng hěn ān jìng

    stay very quiet all the way

  • 一路上有说有笑yí lù shàng yǒu shuō yǒu xiào

    chat and laugh all the way

Similar words

一直yì zhí: Marks continuous action or a lasting state over a stretch of time.
始终shǐ zhōng: Marks a lasting condition that does not change throughout the whole period.

Definition in Chinese

表示在走路或旅途中从开始到结束保持不间断的状态或动作，常用来说明道中发生的事情。副词。biǎo shì zài zǒu lù huò lǚ tú zhōng cóng kāi shǐ dào jié shù bǎo chí bú jiàn duàn de zhuàng tài huò dòng zuò cháng yòng lái shuō míng dào zhōng fā shēng de shì qíng fù cí

Word origin

一路上 (yīlùshàng, "all along the way") combines 一 (yī, "one or whole"), 路 (lù, "road"), and 上 (shàng, "on"), framing something as continuing across the entire route.

Usage tips

  • English can use a similar expression to stress reaching a destination, while this Chinese adverb often describes what happens during the journey itself.

Other meanings

  • along the wayadverb

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