Meaning of 路
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- road (CL:條|条[tiao2])
- journey
- route
- line (bus etc)
- sort; kind
- surname Lu
How to use 路
路 means road or route, and it also names bus lines, as in 3路车 (sān lù chē, the No. 3 bus). It appears in many everyday words like 走路 (zǒulù, to walk) and 路上 (lùshang, on the way). Example: 我在路上。 (Wǒ zài lùshang.) I'm on my way.
路 has 足 (foot) on the left and 各 (gè, each) on the right. Picture each person's feet walking their own way, and that path is a road.
Common mistake: Learners often write the left side as 口 plus 止 without the slanted final stroke of the foot radical, or confuse 路 with 跑 (pǎo, to run), which shares the same foot side. Also keep the fourth tone: lù, not lú.
路 in example sentences
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路 lù · road · 13 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 路.
| 路上 | lùshang | on the road; on the way; en route |
| 走路 | zǒulù | to walk; to go on foot; to leave; to depart |
| 马路 | mǎlù | street; road |
| 路口 | lùkǒu | crossing; intersection (of roads) |
| 道路 | dàolù | road; path |
| 公路 | gōnglù | highway; road |
| 路边 | lù biān | curb; roadside; wayside |
| 一路顺风 | yīlù-shùnfēng | to have a pleasant journey (idiom) |
| 一路平安 | yīlù-píng'ān | to have a pleasant journey; Bon voyage! |
| 问路 | wènlù | to ask for directions; to ask the way (to some place) |
| 铁路 | tiělù | railroad; railway |
| 路线 | lùxiàn | itinerary; route |
Questions about 路
What does 路 mean?
路 (lù) means "road (CL:條|条[tiao2]); journey" and is used as a noun and measure word.
How do you write 路?
路 is made of 1 character: 路 (13 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 路 an HSK word?
Yes. 路 is on the HSK 1 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What measure word goes with 路?
Use 条 (tiáo) for roads, as in 一条路 (yì tiáo lù, a road). When 路 itself counts bus lines, it works like a measure word: 1路 (yī lù, Route 1).
What is the difference between 路 and 道路?
路 is the everyday word and works in casual speech. 道路 (dàolù) is more formal and is common in writing, news, and phrases like 交通道路 or when talking about a figurative path in life.