How to say “road” in Chinese
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“Road” in Chinese is 路, lù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
路 is read lù. 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, 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 “路”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 路. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我走路去上班wǒzǒulùqùshàngbānI walk to work.
- 到路口向右走。dàolùkǒuxiàngyòuzǒuAt the intersection, turn right.
- 我在路口等你wǒzàilùkǒuděngnǐI'm waiting for you at the intersection.
- 你可以向别人问路。nǐkěyǐxiàngbiérénwènlùYou can ask other people for directions.
- 游客向司机问路yóukèxiàngsījīwènlùA tourist asks the driver for directions.
- 路上千万要小心。lùshangqiānwànyàoxiǎoxīnBe sure to take care on the road.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Is it far?”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “road” in Chinese?
“Road” in Chinese is 路, pinyin lù.
What does 路 mean?
路 (lù) means “road”.
How do you write 路?
路 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 路?
路 is read lù. Tones: lù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“road” in the lesson “Is it far?”
This word is from the topic “Around town” of HSK 2. 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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