dry land route; overland route
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1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
overland route; dry land route
dialectA dialectal term used to contrast with water routes (水道). It refers to travel or transport by land.
Zǒu走
hàn旱
dào道
qù去
shěng省
chéng城
yào要
sān三
tiān天
。
It takes three days to get to the provincial capital by the overland route.
Zhè这
lǐ里
shuǐ水
dào道
fā发
dá达
，
dà大
jiā家
hěn很
shǎo少
zǒu走
hàn旱
dào道
。
The waterways are well-developed here, so people rarely travel by land.
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Zhè这
pī批
huò货
zǒu走
hàn旱
dào道
yùn运
lái来
de的
。
This batch of goods was transported overland.