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路上

lùshang

on the way

HSK 1 · Topic “On the road” TransportPosition & direction
on the way
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Characters in this word

路 lù

Strokes
13
Radical
足 — foot
Made of
足 foot 各 individual
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

上 shàng

Strokes
3
Radical
一 — one
Made of
⺊ divination 一 one
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 路上车很多。 Lùshang chē hěn duō. There are lots of cars on the road.
  • 他还在路上。 Tā hái zài lùshang. He's still on his way.
  • 路上小心。 Lùshang xiǎoxīn. Take care on the way.
  • 路上有一个小商店。 Lùshàng yǒu yí ge xiǎo shāngdiàn. There is a small shop along the way.
  • 我在路上看到老师了。 Wǒ zài lùshang kàndào lǎoshī le. I saw the teacher on the way.
  • 她路上买了面包。 Tā lùshang mǎi le miànbāo. She bought bread on the way.
  • 我们路上不说话。 Wǒmen lùshang bù shuōhuà. We don't talk on the way.
  • 路上很冷,穿上衣服吧。 Lùshang hěn lěng, chuān shàng yīfu ba. It's cold on the way; put on some clothes.
  • 小王在路上给我打电话。 Xiǎo Wáng zài lùshang gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà. Xiao Wang called me on the way.
  • 路上车不多,我们走路吧。 Lùshang chē bù duō, wǒmen zǒulù ba. There isn't much traffic; let's walk.

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