crossing; intersection; railway crossing
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
crossing; intersection; level crossing (where road meets railway)
Commonly used for railway crossings. In northern dialects, often pronounced with an -r suffix as 道口儿 (dào kǒu r).
Qián前
miàn面
yǒu有
yī一
gè个
tiě铁
lù路
dào道
kǒu口
，
qǐng请
jiǎn减
sù速
màn慢
xíng行
。
There is a railway crossing ahead; please slow down.
Huǒ火
chē车
lái来
le了
，
dào道
kǒu口
de的
lán栏
gān杆
fàng放
le了
xià下
lái来
。
The train is coming, and the crossing barrier has come down.
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Zhè这
gè个
dào道
kǒu口
méi没
yǒu有
hóng红
lǜ绿
dēng灯
，
kāi开
chē车
jīng经
guò过
shí时
yào要
tè特
bié别
xiǎo小
xīn心
。
This intersection has no traffic lights, so you must be especially careful when driving through.
Tā他
měi每
tiān天
shàng上
bān班
dōu都
yào要
jīng经
guò过
sān三
gè个
tiě铁
lù路
dào道
kǒu口
。
He passes through three railway crossings every day on his way to work.