马路

mǎ lù

CL 条 tiáo

HSK 3.0 Level 3 Noun Uncommon

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Definitions

1. street
2. road

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 街道 jiē dào 街道 jiē dào street street, often used in administrative context: street
• 公路 gōng lù 公路 gōng lù highway highway or road between cities: highway

Synonyms

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• 街 jiē 街 jiē street city streets, often with shops: street
• 道路 dào lù 道路 dào lù road formal or technical term for road: road

Usage notes

Collocations

Common collocation: 过马路 (cross the street), not *穿越马路 in daily speech.

Common mistakes

马路 means paved road, not just any path or lane (路 or 小路). Using it for unpaved paths can sound unnatural.

Example Sentences

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马路 边有很多花。

There are many flowers along the roadside.

过 马路 时请注意安全。

When crossing the road, please pay attention to safety.

我们过 马路 吧。

Let's cross the road.

那个路人正在过 马路 。

That passer-by is crossing the road.

我们从天桥上过 马路 。

We cross the road using the pedestrian bridge.

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Words Containing 马路

• 乱穿马路 乱穿马路 luàn chuān mǎ lù: to jaywalk
• 柏油马路 柏油马路 bǎi yóu mǎ lù: tarred road
• 穿马路 穿马路 chuān mǎ lù: to cross (a street)
• 轧马路 轧马路 yà mǎ lù: to stroll around the streets (esp. of a young couple)
• 过马路 过马路 guò mǎ lù: to cross the street
• 马路口 马路口 mǎ lù kǒu: intersection (of roads)
• 马路牙子 马路牙子 mǎ lù yá zi: curb

Child Words of 马路

• 路 路 lù: road
• 马 马 mǎ: horse