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顺路

shùnlù

on the way; convenient route

A cyclist rides along a winding road past a school and a mailbox
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Characters in this word

顺 shùn

Strokes
9
Radical
页 — page, sheet, leaf
Made of
川 stream, river 页 page, sheet, leaf
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 顺

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

  • 我明天去市政大厅开会,可以顺路把材料送到你办公室。 Wǒ míngtiān qù shìzhèng dàtīng kāihuì, kěyǐ shùnlù bǎ cáiliào sòng dào nǐ bàngōngshì. I'm going to a meeting at city hall tomorrow, so I can drop the materials at your office on the way.
  • 你下班回家要是顺路,帮我买一瓶酱油好吗? Nǐ xiàbān huí jiā yàoshi shùnlù, bāng wǒ mǎi yī píng jiàngyóu hǎo ma? If it's on your way home from work, could you buy me a bottle of soy sauce?
  • 我顺路送妹妹去车站,然后再去超市。 Wǒ shùnlù sòng mèimei qù chēzhàn, ránhòu zài qù chāoshì. I'll drop my younger sister at the station on the way, then go to the supermarket.

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