Chinese word

道路

Pronunciation

Pinyindào lù

Meaning

  • nounroad

Example

这条道路很宽。zhè tiáo dào lù hěn kuān

This road is very wide.

Illustration for 道路 (road)

More examples

在道路旁边有很多行人。zài dào lù páng biān yǒu hěn duō xíng rén

There are many pedestrians by the road.

Core concept

A route made for getting from one place to another, whether it crosses a town or runs through the countryside.

Common phrases

  • 在道路旁边zài dào lù páng biān

    beside the road

Similar words

马路mǎ lù: A wide urban road busy with cars and pedestrians.
路lù: A general road used by people and vehicles for travel.
公路gōng lù: A road linking towns or cities, designed for vehicles to travel quickly.
街道jiē dào: A road through a town or village used for daily life and traffic.

Definition in Chinese

连接两个或多个地点、供交通通行的通道，可以指城市街道、乡间公路或乡村小路。lián jiē liǎng gè huò duō gè dì diǎn gōng jiāo tōng tōng xíng de tōng dào ké yǐ zhǐ chéng shì jiē dào xiāng jiān gōng lù huò xiāng cūn xiǎo lù

Word origin

道路 (dàolù, "road") is 道 (dào, "way") + 路 (lù, "route"), creating a noun for routes used across different kinds of places.

Usage tips

  • The measure word 条 (tiáo, "strip") commonly goes with this noun when counting roads.

Other meanings

  • pathnoun
  • streetnoun

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