lù

路上

Word · NounTraditional路

road; path; journey

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Meanings

9 senses · 18 examples
1.

noun

road; path; street

Refers to a paved or cleared surface for travel.

Zhè这
tiáo条
lù路
shàng上
chē车
hěn很
duō多
 。

There are many cars on this road.

Wǒ我
jiā家
mén门
kǒu口
yǒu有
yī一
tiáo条
xiǎo小
lù路
 。

There is a small path in front of my house.

2.

noun

distance; journey

Refers to the distance traveled or a specific journey.

Huí回
jiā家
de的
lù路
hěn很
yuǎn远
 。

The journey home is very long.

Wǒ我
men们
zǒu走
le了
sān三
tiān天
de的
lù路
 。

We walked for three days.

3.

noun

way; method; means

Used figuratively to mean a method or solution.

Zhè这
shì是
jiě解
jué决
wèn问
tí题
de的
wéi唯
yī一
chū出
lù路
 。

This is the only way to solve the problem.

Nǐ你
yào要
wèi为
zì自
jǐ己
zhǎo找
yī一
tiáo条
huó活
lù路
 。

You need to find a way out for yourself.

4.

noun

route; line

Often used for bus or train lines.

Wǒ我
jīng经
cháng常
zuò坐
wǔ五
lù路
gōng公
jiāo交
chē车
 。

I often take bus number five.

Nǐ你
zhī知
dào道
qù去
huǒ火
chē车
zhàn站
zǒu走
nǎ哪
tiáo条
lù路
ma吗
 ?

Do you know which route to take to the train station?

5.

noun

kind; sort; class

informal

An informal, somewhat dated usage to categorize people or things.

Tā他
men们
bù不
shì是
yī一
lù路
rén人
 。

They are not the same kind of people.

6.

noun

logic; reasoning; principle

formal

Used in certain fixed phrases.

Nǐ你
jiǎng讲
dé得
hěn很
yǒu有
dào道
lǐ理
 。

What you said is very reasonable.

7.

noun

area; region (used in place names)

Often appears in the names of Chinese administrative divisions.

Wǒ我
zhù住
zài在
hé河
běi北
lù路
 。

I live on Hebei Road.

Huáng黄
pǔ浦
lù路
shì是
shàng上
hǎi海
de的
yī一
tiáo条
zhù著
míng名
jiē街
dào道
 。

Huangpu Road is a famous street in Shanghai.

8.

noun

on the road; on the surface of the road

Used as a location noun, often in the form '路上'.

Lù路
shàng上
tíng停
zhe着
yī一
liàng辆
chē车
 。

A car is parked on the road.

Xiǎo小
xīn心
lù路
shàng上
de的
shuǐ水
kēng坑
 。

Be careful of the puddles on the road.

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Lù路
miàn面
shàng上
jié结
le了
bīng冰
 ,
hěn很
huá滑
 。

Ice has formed on the road surface, it's very slippery.

9.

noun

on the way; during the journey

Refers to the period of travel from one place to another.

Lù路
shàng上
yào要
zhù注
yì意
yǐn饮
shí食
 。

Be careful with your diet during the journey.

Wǒ我
men们
lù路
shàng上
huā花
le了
wǔ五
gè个
xiǎo小
shí时
 。

We spent five hours on the way.

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Tā他
zài在
huí回
jiā家
de的
lù路
shàng上
yù遇
dào到
le了
lǎo老
péng朋
you友
 。

He met an old friend on his way home.