How to say “sidewalk” in Chinese
sidewalk
“Sidewalk” in Chinese is 人行道, rén xíng dào: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
人行道 is read rén xíng dào: 3 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 picture of a walking person: two legs.
Two readings: xíng in 自行车, and háng, “row, office”, in 银行.
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 “人行道”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “sidewalk” in Chinese?
“Sidewalk” in Chinese is 人行道, pinyin rénxíngdào.
What does 人行道 mean?
人行道 (rénxíngdào) means “sidewalk”.
How do you write 人行道?
人行道 is 3 characters: 人 (rén) — person; 行 (xíng) — go; be OK; 道 (dào) — way, road. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 人行道?
人行道 is read rénxíngdào. Tones: rén — second tone, xíng — second tone, dào — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“sidewalk” in the lesson “Turns and brakes”
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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