Chinese word

单行道

Pronunciation

Pinyindān xíng dào

Meaning

  • nounone-way street

Example

单行道只能从一个方向行驶。dān xíng dào zhǐ néng cóng yí gè fāng xiàng xíng shǐ

Traffic on a one-way street can go in only one direction.

Illustration for 单行道 (one-way street)

More examples

不要在单行道上逆行。bú yào zài dān xíng dào shàng nì xíng

Do not drive the wrong way on a one-way street.

Core concept

A roadway whose vehicle flow is funneled along one permitted direction.

Common phrases

  • 单行道标志dān xíng dào biāo zhì

    one-way street sign

  • 进入单行道jìn rù dān xíng dào

    enter a one-way street

  • 在单行道上行驶zài dān xíng dào shàng xíng shǐ

    drive on a one-way street

Similar words

单行街dān xíng jiē: A street in a built-up area where traffic flows one way.
单向通行dān xiàng tōng xíng: The rule that vehicles or pedestrians may proceed in only one direction.
单行车道dān xíng chē dào: A specified lane for cars moving in one direction only.

Definition in Chinese

指只允许车辆按一个方向通行的道路或路段，一般通过标志或路面标线指明行驶方向。zhǐ zhǐ yún xǔ chē liàng àn yí gè fāng xiàng tōng xíng de dào lù huò lù duàn yì bān tōng guò biāo zhì huò lù miàn biāo xiàn zhǐ míng xíng shǐ fāng xiàng

Word origin

单行道 (dānxíngdào, "one-way street") is built from 单 (dān, "single") + 行 (xíng, "travel") + 道 (dào, "road"), so its parts point to a road for movement in only one direction.

Usage tips

  • On a Chinese traffic sign, an arrow near this word expresses a rule rather than a casual suggestion, so the word helps prevent a common navigation mistake.

Opposites

  • 双向道路shuāng xiàng dào lùtwo-way roadnoun

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