道路 dàolù road
road; path; way
How to remember 道路: 道 way + 路 road = road.
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How it is used
- A more formal, literary word for road than plain 路, and also used metaphorically.
- 人生道路 (the path of life), 发展道路 (path of development) - common in speeches and writing about direction or progress.
- Plain 路 dominates everyday physical usage: 过马路 (cross the street), 走这条路.
- Choose 道路 for formal or figurative contexts, 路 for concrete daily talk.
Example sentences
- 道路结冰导致了很多起事故。 Dàolù jiébīng dǎozhì le hěnduō qǐ shìgù.Many accidents resulted from the icy conditions of the road.