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街

jiē · jie

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Measure word: 条 tiáo

Meaning

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  1. street
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The snack street

  1. Leon

    这条(zhètiáo)街(jiē)好(hǎo)热闹(rènao)！

    This street is so lively!

  2. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，这是(zhèshì)我们(wǒmen)这儿(zhèr)有名(yǒumíng)的(de)小吃(xiǎochī)街(jiē)。

    Yes, it is our famous snack street.

  3. Leon

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)每家(měijiā)都(dōu)尝一尝(chángyīcháng)。

    I want to try every shop.

  4. Liangliang

    这条(zhètiáo)街(jiē)有(yǒu)一百多(yībǎiduō)家(jiā)店(diàn)，你(nǐ)要(yào)吃(chī)一百天(yībǎitiān)。

    This street has over a hundred shops. You need a hundred days.

  5. Leon

    那(nà)我(wǒ)每天(měitiān)来(lái)，就(jiù)当(dāng)这条(zhètiáo)街(jiē)是(shì)我家(wǒjiā)。

    Then I will come every day. This street is my home.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)问(wèn)这(zhè)条(tiáo)街(jiē)的(de)街(jiē)名(míng)叫(jiào)什(shén)么(me)？

What's the name of this street, please?

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by autuno · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)很(hěn)确(què)定(dìng)汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)住(zhù)在(zài)公(gōng)园(yuán)街(jiē)。

I'm fairly certain Tom lives on Park Street.

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

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