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大街

dà jiē · da jie

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 6Measure word: 条 tiáo

Meaning

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  1. street
  2. main street
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Which way to the main street?

  1. Leon

    请问(qǐngwèn)，大街(dàjiē)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Excuse me, where is the main street?

  2. Dengdeng

    往前(wǎngqián)走(zǒu)，出(chū)了(le)胡同(hútòng)就是(jiùshì)大街(dàjiē)。

    Go ahead, and once you leave the alley, it is the main street.

  3. Leon

    谢谢(xièxie)！大街(dàjiē)上(shàng)有(yǒu)好吃的(hǎochīde)吗(ma)？

    Thanks! Is there good food on the main street?

  4. Liangliang

    有(yǒu)，可是(kěshì)今天(jīntiān)大街(dàjiē)上(shàng)人(rén)太多了(tàiduōle)。

    Yes, but today there are too many people on the main street.

  5. Leon

    那(nà)我(wǒ)还是(háishi)在(zài)胡同(hútòng)里(lǐ)走走(zǒuzǒu)吧(ba)。

    Then I will stroll in the alley instead.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)在(zài)纽(niǔ)约(yuē)第(dì)五(wǔ)大(dà)街(jiē)购(gòu)物(wù)。

I like shopping on Fifth Avenue in New York.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by peterius · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)在(zài)大(dà)街(jiē)上(shang)看(kàn)见(jiàn)我(wǒ)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)冲(chòng)我(wǒ)笑(xiào)了(le)笑(xiào)。

She smiled at me as she passed me in the street.

Tatoeba: Chinese by User5120 · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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