How to say “crossroads” in Chinese
crossroads
“Crossroads” in Chinese is 十字路口, shí zì lù kǒu: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
十字路口 is read shí zì lù kǒu: 4 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 cross.
宀 “roof” and 子 “child”. In 名字 it is read with the neutral tone: zi.
On the left, 足 “foot”.
A picture of an open mouth.
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 “十字路口”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 十字路口. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 在前面的十字路口往右转。zàiqiánmiàndeshízìlùkǒuwǎngyòuzhuǎnTurn right at the intersection ahead.
- 到十字路口往左转dàoshízìlùkǒuwǎngzuǒzhuǎnTurn left at the intersection.
More words from the lesson “How to get there”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “crossroads” in Chinese?
“Crossroads” in Chinese is 十字路口, pinyin shízì lùkǒu.
What does 十字路口 mean?
十字路口 (shízì lùkǒu) means “crossroads”.
How do you write 十字路口?
十字路口 is 4 characters: 十 (shí) — ten; 字 (zì) — sign, character; 路 (lù) — road; 口 (kǒu) — mouth. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 十字路口?
十字路口 is read shízì lùkǒu. Tones: shí — second tone, zì — fourth tone, lù — fourth tone, kǒu — third tone. The page has an audio recording.
“crossroads” in the lesson “How to get there”
This word is from the topic “On the road: transportation” of HSK 4. 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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