píngjiāo

平交

Word · Noun

grade crossing; intersection; interact as equals

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

grade crossing; at-grade intersection

technical

A technical term in transportation and urban planning, referring to an intersection where two or more roads cross at the same level, as opposed to overpasses or underpasses. Commonly used in phrases like 平交道口.

Zhè这
ge个
lù路
kǒu口
shì是
yī一
gè个
fán繁
máng忙
de的
píng平
jiāo交
lù路
kǒu口
 。

This intersection is a busy grade crossing.

Xīn新
de的
chéng城
shì市
guī规
huà划
zhōng中
 ,
xǔ许
duō多
píng平
jiāo交
lù路
kǒu口
jiāng将
bèi被
lì立
jiāo交
qiáo桥
qǔ取
dài代
 。

In the new urban plan, many at-grade intersections will be replaced by overpasses.

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Píng平
jiāo交
dào道
kǒu口
tōng通
cháng常
shè设
yǒu有
jiāo交
tōng通
xìn信
hào号
dēng灯
 。

Grade crossings typically have traffic signals.