national highway; trunk road
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
national highway; trunk road; state highway
In China, national highways are designated with a G-prefix (e.g., G318) and form the primary arterial network connecting provinces and major cities.
Zhè这
tiáo条
guó国
dào道
lián连
jiē接
le了
wǔ五
gè个
shěng省
fèn份
。
This national highway connects five provinces.
Wǒ我
men们
zǒu走
guó国
dào道
ba吧
，
gāo高
sù速
gōng公
lù路
tài太
dǔ堵
le了
。
Let's take the national highway; the expressway is too congested.
Show 2 more examplesShow fewer examples
3183
guó1
dào8
cóng国
Shàng道
hǎi从
yī上
zhí海
yán一
shēn直
dào延
Xī伸
zàng到
西
藏
。
G318 runs from Shanghai all the way to Tibet.
Zhèng政
fǔ府
jì计
huà划
bǎ把
zhè这
tiáo条
shěng省
dào道
shēng升
jí级
wéi为
guó国
dào道
。
The government plans to upgrade this provincial road to a national highway.