Chinese Conversation · Level 66
90 words
Chinese word
路名
Pronunciation
Pinyinlù míng
Meaning
- nounstreet name
Example
请把这条街的路名写下来。qǐng bǎ zhè tiáo jiē de lù míng xiě xià lái
Please write down the name of this street.
More examples
司机要求乘客报出路名以确认目的地。sī jī yào qiú chéng kè bào chū lù míng yǐ què rèn mù dì dì
The driver asked the passenger to say the street name to confirm the destination.
Core concept
The identifying name that sets one road or street apart from others.
Common phrases
路名和门牌号lù míng hé mén pái hào
street name and house number
报出路名bào chū lù míng
say the street name aloud
查看路名chá kàn lù míng
check the street name
Similar words
街名jiē míng: The name given to a street, especially a town street or shopping street.
街道jiē dào: A major street or road in a city or region.
门牌号mén pái hào: The number used in an address to identify a building.
Definition in Chinese
指道路或街道用来区分和标识的名称，常用于地址、地图和路牌上。zhǐ dào lù huò jiē dào yòng lái qū fēn hé biāo shí de míng chēng cháng yòng yú dì zhǐ dì tú hé lù pái shàng
Word origin
路 (lù, "road") + 名 (míng, "name") forms a straightforward compound meaning the name used to identify a road.
Usage tips
- Chinese addresses commonly place the road name before the building number, unlike the usual order in many English-language addresses.
Other meanings
- road namenoun