街
jiēTraditional: 街
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Translation
street
Word origin
A phono-semantic compound with the walk radical signalling a thoroughfare and a phonetic element. It names a street.
- Origin
- phono-semantic compound
- Root
- 行 (walk radical) + 圭 (guī, phonetic)
Stroke order
街
Examples
闹。
This street is very lively.
散步。
He is strolling along the street.
。
The shops are all on the main street.
。
There is a cafe on the street corner.
红绿灯。
Watch the traffic lights when crossing the street.
街 (jiē) means street. 街道 is the fuller word, and 上街 means to go out onto the streets.
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