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街道

jiē dào · jie dao

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HSK 4Old HSK 3Measure word: 条 tiáo

Meaning

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  1. street
  2. subdistrict
  3. residential district
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The clean street

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，这(zhè)条(tiáo)街道(jiēdào)今天(jīntiān)真(zhēn)干净(gānjìng)。

    Look, this street is really clean today.

  2. Dengdeng

    是啊(shìa)，昨天(zuótiān)这(zhè)条(tiáo)街道(jiēdào)还(hái)到处(dàochù)是(shì)纸(zhǐ)。

    Yes. Yesterday this street was covered in paper.

  3. Liangliang

    谁(shéi)打扫(dǎsǎo)的(de)？

    Who cleaned it?

  4. Dengdeng

    听说(tīngshuō)是(shì)邻居(línjū)自己(zìjǐ)打扫(dǎsǎo)的(de)。

    I heard the neighbours cleaned it themselves.

  5. Liangliang

    太棒了(tàibàngle)！我们(wǒmen)也(yě)去(qù)帮忙(bāngmáng)吧(ba)。

    Great! Let's go and help too.

  6. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)街道(jiēdào)已经(yǐjīng)这么(zhème)干净(gānjìng)，我们(wǒmen)扫(sǎo)什么(shénme)？

    But the street is already so clean. What would we sweep?

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2 examples
01

从(cóng)我(wǒ)的(de)房(fáng)间(jiān)望(wàng)出(chū)去(qù)是(shì)街(jiē)道(dào)。

My room looks out on the street.

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

02

在(zài)新(xīn)加(jiā)坡(pō)的(de)街(jiē)道(dào)上(shàng)扔(rēng)垃(lā)圾(jī)会(huì)被(bèi)罚(fá)款(kuǎn)。

They fine you in Singapore if you throw trash in the streets.

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

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