Chinese word

路口

Pronunciation

Pinyinlù kǒu

Meaning

  • nounintersection

Example

我们在路口等你。wǒ men zài lù kǒu děng nǐ

We are waiting for you at the intersection.

Illustration for 路口 (intersection)

More examples

从路口往左拐就是超市。cóng lù kǒu wǎng zuǒ guǎi jiù shì chāo shì

Turn left at the intersection, and the supermarket is right there.

Core concept

A shared point in the road network where one route opens into another.

Common phrases

  • 在路口等车zài lù kǒu děng chē

    wait for a car at the intersection

  • 从路口往左走cóng lù kǒu wǎng zuǒ zǒu

    go left from the intersection

Similar words

街口jiē kǒu: A street entrance or corner where people gather and shops are often found.
交叉口jiāo chā kǒu: A point where two or more roads cross one another.
十字路口shí zì lù kǒu: A four-way intersection where roads meet in a cross shape.

Definition in Chinese

两条或多条道路相交或汇合的地点，常作为转弯、行人通行或设置交通信号的位置。liǎng tiáo huò duō tiáo dào lù xiāng jiāo huò huì hé de dì diǎn cháng zuò wéi zhuǎn wān xíng rén tōng xíng huò shè zhì jiāo tōng xìn hào de wèi zhì

Word origin

The compound joins 路 (lù, "road") with 口 (kǒu, "opening"), treating a junction as the opening or mouth of a road.

Usage tips

  • A road does not need to form a four-way cross for this word to apply, because a T-junction or branching point can also fit.

Other meanings

  • fork in the roadnoun

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