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人行道

rén xíng dào · ren xing dao

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. sidewalk
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Do not ride on the sidewalk

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，别(bié)在(zài)人行道(rénxíngdào)上(shàng)骑车(qíchē)！

    Dengdeng, do not ride a bike on the sidewalk!

  2. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)旁边(pángbiān)的(de)路(lù)上(shàng)车(chē)太多(tàiduō)了(le)。

    But there are too many cars on the road next to it.

  3. Liangliang

    人行道(rénxíngdào)是(shì)给(gěi)走路(zǒulù)的(de)人(rén)的(de)。

    The sidewalk is for people who walk.

  4. Dengdeng

    好吧(hǎoba)，我(wǒ)下来(xiàlai)推(tuī)着(zhe)车(chē)走(zǒu)。

    Okay, I will get off and push the bike.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)推(tuī)着(zhe)车(chē)走(zǒu)，今天(jīntiān)我(wǒ)一定(yīdìng)先(xiān)到(dào)。

    You push the bike, so today I will definitely arrive first.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)在(zài)人(rén)行(xíng)道(dào)上(shàng)发(fā)现(xiàn)了(le)一(yì)枚(méi)硬(yìng)币(bì)。

I found a coin on the sidewalk.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

下(xià)雨(yǔ)天(tiān)走(zǒu)人(rén)行(xíng)道(dào)要(yào)小(xiǎo)心(xīn)，地(dì)面(miàn)很(hěn)滑(huá)。

On rainy days you need to be careful walking on the sidewalk; the ground is very slippery.

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