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过道

guòdào

corridor; aisle; passageway

A person walks along a narrow aisle between seat rows
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Characters in this word

过 guò

Strokes
6
Radical
辶 — to walk
Made of
辶 to walk 寸 inch
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

道 dào

Strokes
12
Radical
辶 — to walk
Made of
辶 to walk 首 chief, head, leader
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 道

Example phrases

  • 剧场过道不得堆放行李,否则紧急疏散时会造成严重隐患。 Jùchǎng guòdào bù dé duīfàng xíngli, fǒuzé jǐnjí shūsàn shí huì zàochéng yánzhòng yǐnhuàn. Luggage must not be piled in the theatre aisles, otherwise it may create a serious hazard during emergency evacuation.
  • 请不要把自行车停在楼里的过道上。 Qǐng búyào bǎ zìxíngchē tíng zài lóu lǐ de guòdào shang. Please don't park bicycles in the hallway of the building.
  • 飞机的过道很窄,推车的服务员得侧着身走。 Fēijī de guòdào hěn zhǎi, tuī chē de fúwùyuán děi cèzhe shēn zǒu. The aisle of a plane is narrow, so the attendant pushing the cart has to walk sideways.

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