(lù) - road, path, route; way in Mandarin
lùTraditional: 路
Translation
road, path, route; way
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Word origin
The character 路 (lù) 'road' is a phono-semantic compound: 足 (foot) gives the meaning, since a road is something walked on, and 各 (gè) supplies the sound.
- Origin
- phono-semantic compound
- Root
- 足 (foot, meaning) + 各 (gè, phonetic)
Stroke order
路
Examples
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This road is hard to travel.
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Do you know the way to the station?
通。
All roads lead to Rome.
通。
This road leads to the seaside.
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The road to school is not far.
路 (lù) means road, path, route, or way. It is used in street names (长安路, Chang'an Road), directions (走这条路, take this road), and metaphorical contexts (人生的路, the path of life; 出路, a way out). The measure word is 条 (tiáo): 一条路 (a road). Common compounds: 路口 (intersection), 路上 (on the way), 出路 (way out/prospect), 思路 (train of thought). The proverb 条条大路通罗马 is the direct Chinese equivalent of all roads lead to Rome.
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(5)Grammar articles
(7)Mandarin Measure Words (Classifiers): The Core 12 and 个
Mandarin Co-verbs: 从, 到, 在, 用, 给, 离 as Prepositions
Mandarin Conjunctions: 虽然…但是, 因为…所以 and More
How Tall, How Far in Mandarin: 多高, 多远, 多大 With 多
Mandarin Serial Verbs: 我去商店买东西 and Verb Order
The Mandarin 是…的 (shì...de) Construction: When, Where, How
Mandarin 以 (yǐ): 以为, 以及, 以便, 以免 and 以来
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 9, lesson 3: 路, 可爱, 日 and 7 more words.