路 (lù): road
路 (lù) is a Chinese character meaning “road.” Classified as HSK Level 2 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 足 (semantic) and 各 (phonetic). It ranks #305 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 路 foot. Its radical form 足 (foot) appears in many related characters such as 跑 (pǎo, to run), 跟 (gēn, follow, heel), 足 (zú, foot).
Definitions
- road
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 路
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 路上noun | lù shang | on the road | 2 |
| 一路noun/adverb | yī lù | the whole journey | 5 |
| 公路noun | gōng lù | highway | 4 |
| 走路verb | zǒu lù | to walk | 2 |
| 道路noun | dào lù | road | 4 |
| 迷路verb | mí lù | to lose the way | 5 |
| 路线noun | lù xiàn | itinerary | 5 |
| 路过verb | lù guò | to pass by | 4 |
| 线路noun | xiàn lù | (electricity) line | 5 |
| 路边noun | lù biān | curb | 3 |
| 马路noun | mǎ lù | street | 3 |
| 铁路noun | tiě lù | railroad | 5 |
| 路口noun | lù kǒu | crossing | 3 |
| 路程noun | lù chéng | route | 6 |
| 思路noun | sī lù | line of thought | 6 |
| 一路顺风interjection | yī lù shùn fēng | to have a pleasant journey (idiom) | 5 |
| 十字路口phrase | shí zì lù kǒu | crossroads | 4 |
| 路人noun | lù rén | passer-by | 5 |
| 路面noun | lù miàn | road surface | 6 |
| 路况noun | lù kuàng | road condition(s) (e.g. surface, traffic flow etc) | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 出路noun | chū lù | a way out (lit. and fig.) |
| 路易斯proper-noun | lù yì sī | (name) Louis |
| 上路 | shàng lù | to start on a journey |
| 路障noun | lù zhàng | roadblock |
| 路易proper-noun | lù yì | (name) Louis |
| 高速公路 | gāo sù gōng lù | expressway |
| 小路 | xiǎo lù | minor road |
| 高速路 | gāo sù lù | highway |
| 顺路adverb | shùn lù | by the way |
| 耶路撒冷proper-noun | yē lù sā lěng | Jerusalem |
| 带路verb | dài lù | to lead the way |
| 哈利路亚 | hā lì lù yà | (loanword) hallelujah |
| 挡路verb | dǎng lù | to be in the way |
| 电路noun | diàn lù | electric circuit |
路 appears in 113 compound words: 27 as the first character, 64 as the last, and 9 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 路 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (31)
Showing 12 of 31 idioms containing 路.
Example Sentences
这条路正在施工，请绕道行驶。
Zhè tiáo lù zhèngzài shīgōng, qǐng ràodào xíngshǐ.
This road is under construction; please take a detour.
一文回顾徐梦桃冬奥会风雪卫冕路:16年间参加5届奥..
yī wén huí gù xú mèng táo dōng ào huì fēng xuě wèi 冕 lù nián jiān cān jiā jiè ào . .
An article review Xu Mengtao winter Olympic wind and snow defense road: 16 years to participate in five o...
川AG大军注意!雅西高速成都往西昌方向多路段车多缓..
chuān dà jūn zhù yì ! yǎ xī gāo sù chéng dū wǎng xī chāng fāng xiàng duō lù duàn chē duō huǎn . .
Sichuan AG army attention! Yaxi Expressway, Chengdu to Xichang direction of many sections of the traffic slow ...
一路走来,到了春节!上海静安祝您龙马精神、马...
yī lù zǒu lái , dào le chūn jié ! shǎng hǎi jìng ān zhù nín lóng mǎ jīng shén mǎ . . .
All the way to Chinese New Year! Shanghai Jing'an wishes you the best of luck in your endeavors...
新春走基层丨护送万千乡愁 奔赴团圆之路
xīn chūn zǒu jī céng 丨 hù sòng mò qiān xiāng chóu bēn fù tuán yuán zhī lù
New Year walk grassroots 丨 escort thousands of nostalgia to the reunion road
年初二全国高速公路流量快速回升,午后车流持续保持高..
nián chū èr quán guó gāo sù gōng lù liú liáng kuài sù huí shēng , wǔ hòu chē liú chí xù bǎo chí gāo . .
Traffic volume on national expressways rebounded rapidly on the second day of the Lunar New Year, with high levels persisting throughout the afternoon.
能否告诉我去车站的路怎么走？
Néngfǒu gàosu wǒqù chēzhàn de lù zěnme zǒu?
Could you tell me the way to the station?
他走路去学校还是骑车去学校？
Tā zǒulù qù xuéxiào háishi qíchē qù xuéxiào?
Does he go to school on foot or by bicycle?
我迷路了，能不能请您帮我一下？
Wǒ mílù le, néngbùnéng qǐng nín bāng wǒ yīxià?
I am lost. Can you help me, please?
你不介意的路上捡东西回来？
Nǐ bù jièyì de lùshang jiǎn dōngxi huílai?
Would you mind picking up something on the way back?
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 足 (foot) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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