highway; public road
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
highway; public road; road
neutralSpecifically refers to open roads outside urban centers designed for vehicular traffic, distinct from city streets (街道).
Zhè这
tiáo条
xīn新
xiū修
de的
gōng公
lù路
dà大
dà大
suō缩
duǎn短
le了
chéng城
jì际
lǚ旅
xíng行
shí时
jiān间
。
This newly built highway has significantly shortened the intercity travel time.
Wǎn晚
shàng上
kāi开
chē车
zǒu走
zhè这
tiáo条
shān山
qū区
gōng公
lù路
yào要
gé格
wài外
xiǎo小
xīn心
。
You need to be extra careful driving on this mountain road at night.
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Wèi为
le了
cù促
jìn进
jīng经
jì济
fā发
zhǎn展
，
zhèng政
fǔ府
tóu投
rù入
le了
dà大
liàng量
zī资
jīn金
jiàn建
shè设
guó国
jiā家
gōng公
lù路
wǎng网
。
To promote economic development, the government invested heavily in building the national highway network.
Jié节
jià假
rì日
qī期
jiān间
，
gāo高
sù速
gōng公
lù路
shàng上
jīng经
cháng常
dǔ堵
chē车
。
Highways often get congested during holidays.