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Character · Noun · Proper nounTraditional路

road; path; way; journey

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Meanings

9 senses · 17 examples
1.

noun

road; path; way; street

Refers to physical infrastructure for transportation.

Zhè这
tiáo条
lù路
hěn很
kuān宽
 ,
kě可
yǐ以
bìng并
xíng行
sì四
liàng辆
chē车
 。

This road is very wide; four cars can drive side by side.

Shān山
lù路
qí崎
qū岖
bù不
píng平
 ,
hěn很
nán难
zǒu走
 。

The mountain path is rugged and bumpy, very difficult to walk on.

2.

noun

journey; distance; way

Refers to the length or duration of travel.

Cóng从
zhè这
lǐ里
dào到
jī机
chǎng场
hái还
yǒu有
hěn很
yuǎn远
de的
lù路
 。

There is still a long way to go from here to the airport.

Zǒu走
le了
yī一
gè个
xiǎo小
shí时
de的
lù路
 ,
tā他
zhōng终
yú于
dào到
jiā家
le了
 。

After walking for an hour, he finally arrived home.

3.

noun

way; means; approach

Abstract sense of method or solution.

Yào要
xiǎng想
chéng成
gōng功
 ,
bì必
xū须
zhǎo找
duì对
lù路
zi子
 。

To succeed, you must find the right approach.

Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
hái还
yǒu有
yī一
xiē些
mén门
lù路
kě可
zǒu走
 。

There are still some ways to go about this matter.

4.

noun

logic; sequence; line of thought

Refers to logical coherence or pattern.

Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
xiě写
de得
hěn很
yǒu有
sī思
lù路
 。

This article is written with very clear logic.

Tā他
shuō说
huà话
méi没
tóu头
méi没
lù路
 ,
ràng让
rén人
tīng听
bu不
dǒng懂
 。

He speaks incoherently, making it hard to understand.

5.

noun

region; area; district

Refers to a particular region or group.

Gè各
lù路
rén人
mǎ马
dōu都
yǐ已
jīng经
dào到
qí齐
le了
 。

Forces from all regions have already arrived.

Tā他
shì是
lìng另
yī一
lù路
de的
rén人
 。

He is from another faction.

6.

noun

route (bus, train, etc.); line

Used for numbering transportation routes.

Qǐng请
chéng乘
zuò坐
dì地
tiě铁
22
lù路
 。

Please take Subway Line 2.

11
lù路
gōng公
jiāo交
chē车
měi每
wǔ五
fēn分
zhōng钟
yī一
bān班
 。

Bus Route No. 1 comes every five minutes.

7.

noun

type; sort; kind

Used to classify things or people, often with a negative connotation.

Tā他
men们
gēn根
běn本
bù不
shì是
yī一
lù路
rén人
 。

They are not the same kind of people at all.

Zhè这
shì是
yī一
lù路
huò货
sè色
 ,
zhì质
liàng量
dōu都
hěn很
chà差
 。

These are the same sort of goods; the quality is all very poor.

8.

noun

(in Chinese chess) a piece representing a soldier

Refers to the soldier/pawn piece in Xiangqi. Before crossing the river, it can only move forward; after crossing, it can move sideways too.

Zú卒
zi子
guò过
hé河
dǐng顶
dà大
chē车
 ,
zhè这
ge个
xiǎo小
zú卒
yǐ已
jīng经
guò过
hé河
le了
 ,
wēi威
lì力
hěn很
dà大
 。

A pawn that crosses the river is worth a chariot; this small soldier has already crossed the river and is very powerful.

9.

proper noun

Lu (surname)

A Chinese family name.

Lù路
lǎo老
shī师
jīn今
tiān天
méi没
lái来
shàng上
kè课
 。

Teacher Lu did not come to class today.

Wǒ我
xìng姓
Lù路
 ,
lù路
rén人
de的
lù路
 。

My surname is Lu, the Lu in 'passerby'.