HSK · Level 23
135 words
Chinese word
大道
Pronunciation
Pinyindà dào
Meaning
- nounavenue
Example
我们的学校在这条大道旁边。wǒ men de xué xiào zài zhè tiáo dà dào páng biān
Our school is beside this avenue.
More examples
市中心的一条大道两旁停满了公交车。shì zhōng xīn de yì tiáo dà dào liǎng páng tíng mǎn le gōng jiāo chē
Buses are parked along both sides of an avenue in the city center.
Core concept
A broad urban corridor that carries traffic between important parts of a city.
Common phrases
一条大道yì tiáo dà dào
an avenue
大道两旁dà dào liǎng páng
both sides of the avenue
Similar words
路lù: A usual, everyday term for a road, including one used in an address.
马路mǎ lù: An everyday spoken word for a road where cars and people travel.
大街dà jiē: A well-known main street in a city with many shops and people.
街道jiē dào: A common term for a street or road within a city or town.
Definition in Chinese
城市中作为主干线的宽阔道路，常见于路名或指通行量大的大路。chéng shì zhōng zuò wéi zhǔ gàn xiàn de kuān kuò dào lù cháng jiàn yú lù míng huò zhǐ tōng xíng liàng dà de dà lù
Word origin
大道 (dàdào, "avenue") combines 大 (dà, "big") with 道 (dào, "road"), forming a natural term for a large and important route.
Usage tips
- It commonly appears in official road names, so recognizing it helps parse Chinese addresses even when the full name is unfamiliar.
Other meanings
- streetnoun
- main roadnoun
Opposites
- 小路xiǎo lùsmall roadnoun
- 乡间道路xiāng jiān dào lùcountry lanenoun