Chinese Conversation · Level 29
90 words
Chinese word
路
Pronunciation
Pinyinlù
Meaning
- nounroad
Example
去学校的路在哪里？qù xué xiào de lù zài ná lǐ
Where is the road to school?
More examples
上班的路常常堵车。shàng bān de lù cháng cháng dǔ chē
The road to work is often jammed with traffic.
Core concept
A passage linking two places, whether it is a physical street or a named line for travel.
Common phrases
上学的路shàng xué de lù
road to school
上班的路shàng bān de lù
road to work
这附近的路zhè fù jìn de lù
road near here
Similar words
马路mǎ lù: A broad urban road where cars commonly travel.
道路dào lù: A road built for vehicles and pedestrians to travel on.
街jiē: A street lined with shops and buildings.
路线lù xiàn: A fixed route or line connecting places for travel.
Definition in Chinese
表示连接地点并供通行的道路或通道，也常用作街道名称或线路的称呼。biǎo shì lián jiē dì diǎn bìng gōng tōng xíng de dào lù huò tōng dào yě cháng yòng zuò jiē dào míng chēng huò xiàn lù de chēng hū
Word origin
路 (lù, "road") is a phonetic-semantic character: 足 (zú, "foot") suggests travel, while 各 (gè, "each") supplies the sound, forming a character for a passage used in movement.
Usage tips
- English often uses different words for a road, a street, and a route, but 路 (lù, "road") can cover all three ideas in everyday Chinese.