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马路

mǎlù

street, road

street, road
Memory picture

Characters in this word

马 mǎ

Strokes
3
Radical
马 — horse
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
More about the character 马

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

Example phrases

  • 过马路要小心。 Guò mǎlù yào xiǎoxīn. Be careful when crossing the street.
  • 马路上有很多车。 Mǎlù shang yǒu hěn duō chē. There are lots of cars on the street.
  • 这条马路很长。 Zhè tiáo mǎlù hěn cháng. This street is very long.
  • 别在马路上玩儿。 Bié zài mǎlù shang wánr. Don't play in the street.
  • 他在马路东边。 Tā zài mǎlù dōngbian. He is on the east side of the road.
  • 我们一起过马路吧。 Wǒmen yìqǐ guò mǎlù ba. Let's cross the street together.
  • 饭店在马路旁边。 Fàndiàn zài mǎlù pángbiān. The restaurant is next to the road.
  • 马路北边有学校。 Mǎlù běibian yǒu xuéxiào. There is a school on the north side of the street.
  • 李月在马路上跑。 Lǐ Yuè zài mǎlù shang pǎo. Li Yue is running on the road.
  • 你看,前边是马路。 Nǐ kàn, qiánbian shì mǎlù. Look, there is a road ahead.

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