gou1 cuk1 gung1 lou6高速公路
Jyutpinggou1 cuk1 gung1 lou6
Yalegōu chūk gūng louh
Definition
Expressway, highway, or motorway designed for high-speed vehicular traffic with no traffic lights.
neutraltransport
How it's used
Drivers often refer to this simply as 高速, dropping the full term for brevity. While it refers to major roads designed for speed, it is rarely used for smaller urban expressways which might be called 天橋 or 快速公路 depending on the specific infrastructure.
Measure word
tiu4條tìuhExamples
Are you taking the highway or driving through the city?
Related words
Common phrases
to drive on the highway
to get on the highway
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Grammar guides
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