dou6 lou6道路
Jyutpingdou6 lou6
Yaledouh louh
Definition
Road; a long thoroughfare designed for vehicles or people.
neutraltransportplaces
How it's used
While 道路 is a standard term for road, it is primarily used in formal, administrative, or technical contexts such as urban planning or traffic reports. In everyday conversation, locals almost exclusively use 馬路 for vehicle roads or simply 路 for general paths. Using 道路 in casual speech can sound stiff or like you are reading from a government announcement.
Measure word
tiu4條tìuhExamples
This road is very wide, and traffic flows smoothly.
Do you know how to get to the train station using this road?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not use 道路 to refer to a small path or a sidewalk, as it implies a significant thoroughfare for vehicles. For walking paths, use 路 or 行人路 instead.
Grammar color guide
Noun
Verb
Adjective
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Pronoun
Classifier
Particle
Connector
Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
