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街道 meaning in English

jiēdào

street; subdistrict

HSK 4noun24 strokes

Meaning of 街道

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jiēdào
  1. street
  2. subdistrict
  3. residential district

Measure word: 條|条

How to use 街道

街道 is a bit more formal or descriptive than 街 alone, and it often describes what streets look like. It is also the name of a local administrative unit in cities, the subdistrict, as in 街道办事处 (jiēdào bànshìchù), the subdistrict office. Example: 这里的街道很干净。(Zhèlǐ de jiēdào hěn gānjìng.) The streets here are very clean.

街 (jiē) has 行 (walking) wrapped around 圭, so picture people walking along a street, and 道 (dào) is a road or way. Put two words for roads together and you get 街道 (jiēdào), a street.

Common mistake: Learners often say 在街道上买东西 when natives usually say 在街上 (zài jiē shang) for everyday talk about being out on the street. Also keep the tone of 街 first tone (jiē), not jiè.

街道 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

街jiē道dào两liǎng边biān有yǒu许xǔ多duō商shāng店diàn。
There are many stores on either side of the street.
我wǒ们men穿chuān过guò了le一yī条tiáo人rén来lái人rén往wǎng的de街jiē道dào。
We came through a busy street.
这zhè只zhǐ狗gǒu穿chuān过guò街jiē道dào。
The dog walked across the street.
许xǔ多duō灯dēng照zhào亮liàng了le街jiē道dào。
The street is illuminated by many lights.
直zhí走zǒu直zhí到dào这zhè条tiáo街jiē道dào的de尽jìn头tóu。
Go ahead to the end of the street.

Stroke order for each character

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街 jiē · street · 12 strokes

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道 dào · road · 12 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 街道.

知道zhīdàoto know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]
味道wèidàoflavor; taste; (fig.) feeling (of ...); sense (of ...); hint (of ...)
道理dàolǐreason; argument
道路dàolùroad; path
难道nándàodon't tell me ...; could it be that...?
报道bàodàoto report (news); report
道德dàodévirtue; morality
频道píndàofrequency; (television) channel
道歉dàoqiànto apologize
大街dàjiēstreet; main street
一道yīdàotogether
轨道guǐdàotrack (for trains etc); orbit (of a satellite)

Questions about 街道

What does 街道 mean?

街道 (jiēdào) means "street; subdistrict" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 街道?

街道 is made of 2 characters: 街 (12 strokes), 道 (12 strokes). That is 24 strokes in total.

Is 街道 an HSK word?

Yes. 街道 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the difference between 街道 and 道路?

街道 means streets in a town or city, usually lined with shops or houses. 道路 (dàolù) is a general word for roads and routes, including highways between cities, and it is also used figuratively for a path in life.

What does 街道 mean when someone says they work for the 街道?

In Chinese cities, 街道 is a subdistrict, a local government level below the district (区). Working for the 街道 means working at the subdistrict office that handles local residents' affairs.

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