overland route; land route
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
overland route; land route
neutralOften used in contrast to water routes (水路) or air routes, especially in logistics, travel, or historical contexts.
Gǔ古
dài代
shāng商
rén人
jīng经
cháng常
tōng通
guò过
sī丝
chóu绸
zhī之
lù路
zhè这
tiáo条
zhǔ主
yào要
de的
hàn旱
lù路
jìn进
xíng行
mào贸
yì易
。
Ancient merchants often traded via the Silk Road, a major overland route.
Yóu由
yú于
hé河
liú流
tài太
qiǎn浅
，
zhè这
pī批
huò货
wù物
zhǐ只
néng能
zǒu走
hàn旱
lù路
yùn运
shū输
。
Because the river is too shallow, these goods can only be transported overland.
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Cóng从
zhè这
lǐ里
dào到
shān山
qū区
，
shuǐ水
lù路
bù不
tōng通
，
bì必
xū须
zǒu走
hàn旱
lù路
。
From here to the mountainous area, the water route is not accessible, so we must take the land route.
Lǚ旅
xíng行
zhě者
miàn面
lín临
de的
tiǎo挑
zhàn战
shì是
chuān穿
yuè越
nà那
piàn片
shā沙
mò漠
de的
hàn旱
lù路
。
The travelers' challenge was to cross the overland route through that desert.