dīngzìjiē

丁字街

Word · Noun · Adjective

T-shaped street; T-shaped

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

noun

a T-shaped street; a T-junction

Refers specifically to a street intersection or street layout that resembles the shape of the Chinese character '丁'. Common in urban descriptions.

Wǒ我
jiā家
jiù就
zài在
qián前
miàn面
nà那
ge个
dīng丁
zì字
jiē街
de的
guǎi拐
jiǎo角
chù处
 。

My house is right at the corner of that T-shaped street ahead.

Zhè这
ge个
lù路
kǒu口
shì是
ge个
diǎn典
xíng型
de的
dīng丁
zì字
jiē街
 。

This intersection is a typical T-junction.

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Yán沿
zhe着
zhǔ主
gàn干
dào道
zǒu走
 ,
nǐ你
huì会
kàn看
dào到
yí一
ge个
dīng丁
zì字
jiē街
 ,
rán然
hòu后
xiàng向
zuǒ左
zhuǎn转
 。

Walk along the main road, you'll see a T-junction, then turn left.

2.

adjective

shaped like the character '丁'; T-shaped

Used to describe objects, layouts, or patterns that have a 'T' or '丁' shape.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
jiǎn剪
dāo刀
de的
shǒu手
bǐng柄
shì是
dīng丁
zì字
jiē街
xíng形
zhuàng状
de的
 。

The handle of this type of scissors is T-shaped.

Tā他
shè设
jì计
le了
yí一
ge个
dīng丁
zì字
jiē街
de的
zhuō桌
zi子
 。

He designed a T-shaped table.

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Tíng停
chē车
chǎng场
yǒu有
yí一
ge个
dīng丁
zì字
jiē街
de的
tōng通
dào道
 。

There is a T-shaped passageway in the parking lot.