How to say “street” in Chinese
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“Street” in Chinese is 街道, jiē dào: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
街道 is read jiē dào: 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
At the sides are the two halves of 行 “go”, with two 土 “earth” between them.
On the left, 辶 “walk”. This is the famous “Tao”.
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 “街道”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 街道. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这条街道又干净又安静zhètiáojiēdàoyòugānjìngyòuānjìngThis street is both clean and quiet.
- 工人每天早上清扫街道gōngrénměitiānzǎoshangqīngsǎojiēdàoWorkers sweep the streets every morning.
More words from the lesson “Roads and traffic jams”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “street” in Chinese?
“Street” in Chinese is 街道, pinyin jiēdào.
What does 街道 mean?
街道 (jiēdào) means “street”.
How do you write 街道?
街道 is 2 characters: 街 (jiē) — street; 道 (dào) — way, road. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 街道?
街道 is read jiēdào. Tones: jiē — first tone, dào — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“street” 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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