How to say “street” in Chinese
street, road
“Street” in Chinese is 马路, mǎ lù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
马路 is read mǎ 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
A simplified picture of a horse. It hints at the sound in 妈 and 吗.
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 “马路”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 马路. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 地铁站在马路对面dìtiězhànzàimǎlùduìmiànThe metro station is across the street.
- 他扶着老人过马路tāfúzhelǎorénguòmǎlùHe's helping an elderly man across the street.
- 妈妈牵着孩子的手过马路māmaqiānzheháizideshǒuguòmǎlùMom is leading the child across the street by the hand.
- 她在马路对面向我招手tāzàimǎlùduìmiànxiàngwǒzhāoshǒuShe's waving to me from across the street.
More words from the lesson “Streets and intersections”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “street” in Chinese?
“Street” in Chinese is 马路, pinyin mǎlù.
What does 马路 mean?
马路 (mǎlù) means “street, road”.
How do you write 马路?
马路 is 2 characters: 马 (mǎ) — horse; 路 (lù) — road. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 马路?
马路 is read mǎlù. Tones: mǎ — third tone, lù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“street” in the lesson “Streets and intersections”
This word is from the topic “City and travel” of HSK 3. 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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