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公路

gōng lù · gong lu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Measure word: 条 tiáo

Meaning

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  1. highway
  2. road
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Sheep on the road

  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)开车(kāichē)去(qù)海边(hǎibiān)吧(ba)。

    Let's drive to the seaside.

  2. Liangliang

    走(zǒu)公路(gōnglù)还是(háishi)走(zǒu)高速(gāosù)？

    Take the country road or the expressway?

  3. Dengdeng

    走(zǒu)公路(gōnglù)，风景(fēngjǐng)好(hǎo)。

    Take the road, the scenery is good.

  4. Liangliang

    这条(zhètiáo)公路(gōnglù)上(shàng)车(chē)真(zhēn)少(shǎo)。

    There are really few cars on this road.

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)前面(qiánmiàn)！一群(yīqún)羊(yáng)在(zài)公路(gōnglù)中间(zhōngjiān)走(zǒu)！

    Look ahead! A flock of sheep is walking in the middle of the road!

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)等(děng)羊(yáng)先(xiān)走(zǒu)吧(ba)。

    Then let's wait for the sheep to go first.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)条(tiáo)公(gōng)路(lù)沿(yán)着(zhe)海(hǎi)岸(àn)一(yì)直(zhí)延(yán)伸(shēn)到(dào)南(nán)方(fāng)。

This highway runs along the coast all the way to the south.

02

下(xià)雪(xuě)以(yǐ)后(hòu)，公(gōng)路(lù)上(shàng)的(de)车(chē)开(kāi)得(de)很(hěn)慢(màn)。

After it snowed, cars on the highway drove very slowly.

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公
gōng

public; collectively owned

路
lù

road; journey

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