How to say “road conditions” in Chinese

路况
lùkuàng

road conditions

noun · HSK 6 · topic “Travel and transport”

“Road conditions” in Chinese is 路况, lù kuàng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

路况 is read lù kuàng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

lù — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”
kuàng — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

路
lù — road

On the left, 足 “foot”.

况
kuàng — situation, circumstances

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 “路况”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 路况. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 现在路况怎么样?xiànzàilùkuàngzěnmeyàngWhat's the traffic like right now?
  • 地图会实时更新路况。dìtúhuìshíshígēngxīnlùkuàngThe map updates traffic conditions in real time.

More words from the lesson “Rush hour”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “road conditions” in Chinese?

“Road conditions” in Chinese is 路况, pinyin lùkuàng.

What does 路况 mean?

路况 (lùkuàng) means “road conditions”.

How do you write 路况?

路况 is 2 characters: 路 (lù) — road; 况 (kuàng) — situation, circumstances. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 路况?

路况 is read lùkuàng. Tones: lù — fourth tone, kuàng — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.

“road conditions” in the lesson “Rush hour”

This word is from the topic “Travel and transport” of HSK 6. 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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