plank road; cliff walkway
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
a narrow wooden walkway built along the face of a cliff by driving stakes into the rock and laying planks on top; plank road
Historically famous as the "Shu Roads" (蜀道) in ancient China, particularly in the Qinling Mountains. Today often refers to scenic walkways built on cliff faces in tourist areas.
Gǔ古
rén人
xiū修
jiàn建
zhàn栈
dào道
yǐ以
chuān穿
yuè越
xiǎn险
jùn峻
de的
Qín秦
lǐng岭
。
Ancient people built plank roads to traverse the precipitous Qinling Mountains.
Yóu游
kè客
men们
xiǎo小
xīn心
yì翼
yì翼
de地
zǒu走
zài在
xuán悬
kōng空
de的
zhàn栈
dào道
shàng上
。
Tourists walk carefully on the suspended plank road.
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Shǔ蜀
dào道
nán难
，
nán难
yú于
shàng上
qīng青
tiān天
，
shuō说
de的
jiù就
shì是
zhè这
zhǒng种
xiǎn险
jùn峻
de的
zhàn栈
dào道
。
The road to Shu is harder than climbing to heaven—this refers to such precipitous plank roads.
Zhè这
zuò座
jǐng景
qū区
xīn新
xiū修
le了
yī一
tiáo条
bō玻
li璃
zhàn栈
dào道
，
fēi非
cháng常
cì刺
jī激
。
This scenic area newly built a glass plank road, which is very thrilling.