thoroughfare; broad road
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thoroughfare; broad road; main avenue
literaryA literary term for a wide, unobstructed road. Commonly used in formal writing, poetry, and set phrases such as "天堑变通途" (transforming a natural barrier into a thoroughfare).
Tiān天
qiàn堑
biàn变
tōng通
tú途
。
The natural barrier has been turned into a thoroughfare.
Qián前
fāng方
shì是
yī一
tiáo条
tōng通
tú途
，
zhí直
tōng通
jīng京
chéng城
。
Ahead lies a broad thoroughfare leading straight to the capital.
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Zhè这
tiáo条
tōng通
tú途
lián连
jiē接
zhe着
liǎng两
gè个
chéng城
shì市
。
This thoroughfare connects the two cities.
Tōng通
tú途
dà大
dào道
，
rèn任
wǒ我
chí驰
chěng骋
。
On this broad thoroughfare, I may gallop freely.