Chinese Conversation · Level 5
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Chinese word
街口
Pronunciation
Pinyinjiē kǒu
Meaning
- nounstreet corner
Example
她在街口发传单。tā zài jiē kǒu fā chuán dān
She is handing out flyers at the street corner.
More examples
学校就在街口附近。xué xiào jiù zài jiē kǒu fù jìn
The school is right near the street corner.
Core concept
A visible point on a street that helps people locate one another, join a route, or turn into another road.
Common phrases
街口附近jiē kǒu fù jìn
near the street corner
从街口出发cóng jiē kǒu chū fā
set off from the street corner
Similar words
路口lù kǒu: The place where one road joins another.
街角jiē jiǎo: A lively street corner where shops and people tend to gather.
转角zhuán jiǎo: The part of a road at a turn, where seeing around the corner can be difficult.
交叉口jiāo chā kǒu: A major road crossing with several connecting roads, traffic lights, and crosswalks.
Definition in Chinese
街道交叉处或道路一侧的角落或出入口，行人常经过、等候或作为集合和指路的地点。jiē dào jiāo chā chù huò dào lù yí cè de jiǎo luò huò chū rù kǒu xíng rén cháng jīng guò děng hòu huò zuò wéi jí hé hé zhǐ lù de dì diǎn
Word origin
The compound joins 街 (jiē, "street") with 口 (kǒu, "opening"), treating the edge or entrance of a street as a recognizable place in its own right.
Usage tips
- The word is common in meeting arrangements and directions because a street point can function as a simple meeting reference even when no formal address is given.
Other meanings
- intersectionnoun