人行道 rénxíngdào sidewalk
How to remember 人行道: 人 person + 行 go + 道 way = sidewalk.
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How it is used
- Sidewalk/pavement - 走人行道 (zǒu rénxíngdào) to walk on the sidewalk.
- Contrast 车道 (chēdào, a traffic lane) and 人行横道 (rénxíng héngdào, a pedestrian crosswalk).
- 人行 = pedestrian (人行 walking of people) + 道 (path).
- 盲道 is the tactile strip for the blind within the 人行道.
Example sentences
- 汤姆正在清扫人行道。 Tāngmǔ zhèngzài qīngsǎo rénxíngdào.Tom is sweeping the sidewalk.