How to say “road” in Chinese
road, way
“Road” in Chinese is 道路, dào lù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
道路 is read dào lù: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 辶 “walk”. This is the famous “Tao”.
On the left, 足 “foot”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “道路”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 道路. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 创业的道路十分艰难chuàngyèdedàolùshífēnjiānnánThe road of an entrepreneur is very hard.
More words from the lesson “Roads and traffic jams”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “road” in Chinese?
“Road” in Chinese is 道路, pinyin dàolù.
What does 道路 mean?
道路 (dàolù) means “road, way”.
How do you write 道路?
道路 is 2 characters: 道 (dào) — way, road; 路 (lù) — road. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 道路?
道路 is read dàolù. Tones: dào — fourth tone, lù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“road” in the lesson “Roads and traffic jams”
This word is from the topic “On the road: transportation” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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