Chinese word

街道

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiē dào

Meaning

  • nounstreet

Example

这条街道很热闹。zhè tiáo jiē dào hěn rè nào

This street is bustling.

Illustration for 街道 (street)

More examples

人们在街道口等出租车。rén men zài jiē dào kǒu děng chū zū chē

People wait for taxis at the entrance to the street.

Core concept

An urban passage that carries both daily movement and the life gathered along it.

Common phrases

  • 街道口jiē dào kǒu

    street entrance

  • 沿着街道yán zhe jiē dào

    along the street

  • 街道上jiē dào shàng

    on the street

Similar words

路lù: A route or road used by people or vehicles, from a small town path to a long out-of-town road.
街jiē: A busy shopping or neighborhood street lined with shops and buildings.
马路mǎ lù: A paved urban roadway used mainly by cars and often carrying heavy traffic.
大街dà jiē: A wide, important street in a town center, lined with many shops and buildings.

Definition in Chinese

指城镇中以商住为主、供人车通行并常有商业活动的道路；在某些语境下也作行政单位名称使用。zhǐ chéng zhèn zhōng yǐ shāng zhù wéi zhǔ gōng rén chē tōng xíng bìng cháng yǒu shāng yè huó dòng de dào lù zài mǒu xiē yǔ jìng xià yě zuò xíng zhèng dān wèi míng chēng shǐ yòng

Word origin

街道 (jiēdào, "street") is formed from 街 (jiē, "street") + 道 (dào, "road"), making its meaning a route associated with a settled community.

Usage tips

  • When identifying one particular street, Chinese commonly uses the long-object measure word 条 (tiáo, "measure word for long, narrow things"), which fits a route's shape.

Other meanings

  • roadnoun
  • avenuenoun

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