Chinese word

沿途

Pronunciation

Pinyinyán tú

Meaning

  • adverbalong the way

Example

我们沿途看到了很多漂亮的风景。wǒ men yán tú kàn dào le hěn duō piào liàng de fēng jǐng

We saw a lot of beautiful scenery along the way.

Illustration for 沿途 (along the way)

More examples

火车沿途停靠了几个小站。huǒ chē yán tú tíng kào le jǐ gè xiǎo zhàn

The train stopped at several small stations along the way.

Core concept

The stretch of a journey where sights and events appear between the start and destination.

Common phrases

  • 沿途拍照yán tú pāi zhào

    take photos along the way

  • 沿途可见yán tú kě jiàn

    visible along the way

  • 沿途停靠yán tú tíng kào

    stop along the way

Similar words

途中tú zhōng: Referring to a point or stretch in the middle of a trip.
沿路yán lù: Describing sights or events located along the road being followed.

Definition in Chinese

表示在从出发地到目的地的路上、中途发生或看到的情形，常用作副词，与动词连用。biǎo shì zài cóng chū fā dì dào mù dì dì de lù shàng zhōng tú fā shēng huò kàn dào de qíng xíng cháng yòng zuò fù cí yǔ dòng cí lián yòng

Word origin

沿 (yán, "along") + 途 (tú, "route") gives the word its focus on experiences encountered during movement along a route.

Usage tips

  • It is especially useful when a sentence describes several travel experiences in sequence, because it keeps the route in view while the main verbs describe what happens.

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