How to say “on the way” in Chinese
on the way
“On the way” in Chinese is 路上, lù shang: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
路上 is read lù shang: 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, 足 “foot”.
A stroke above a line.
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 “路上”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 路上. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 路上千万要小心。lùshangqiānwànyàoxiǎoxīnBe sure to take care on the road.
- 路上堵车了。lùshangdǔchēleThe road is jammed.
- 路上堵车我们赶不上飞机了lùshangdǔchē,wǒmengǎnbushàngfēijīleThe road is jammed, we're not going to make our flight.
- 要是路上堵车，我们还来得及吗？yàoshilùshangdǔchē,wǒmenháiláidejímaWhat if there's traffic on the way — will we still make it?
- 汽车在高速公路上行驶。qìchēzàigāosùgōnglùshangxíngshǐThe car is traveling on the highway.
- 路上很堵，我可能要迟到了。lùshanghěndǔ,wǒkěnéngyàochídàoleThe traffic is bad, I'll probably be late.
More words from the lesson “Is it far?”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “on the way” in Chinese?
“On the way” in Chinese is 路上, pinyin lùshang.
What does 路上 mean?
路上 (lùshang) means “on the way”.
How do you write 路上?
路上 is 2 characters: 路 (lù) — road; 上 (shàng) — top, on. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 路上?
路上 is read lùshang. Tones: lù — fourth tone, shang — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“on the way” 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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