Chinese–EnglishWith examples

路上

lù shang · lu shang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 1

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. on the road
  2. on the way; en route
Embed this word

Put this word on your class page or blog. Keep the link under the frame, so people can find the word. More widgets

In a conversation

0:18 cartoon

Still on the way

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)买(mǎi)的(de)书(shū)到(dào)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Has the book you bought arrived?

  2. Dengdeng

    还没有(háiméiyǒu)，快递(kuàidì)还(hái)在(zài)路上(lùshang)。

    Not yet. The parcel is still on the way.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)不是(bùshì)上星期(shàngxīngqī)买(mǎi)的(de)吗(ma)？

    Didn't you buy it last week?

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，已经(yǐjīng)在(zài)路上(lùshang)七天(qītiān)了(le)。

    Yes. It has been on the way for seven days.

  5. Liangliang

    它(tā)是(shì)走路(zǒulù)来(lái)的(de)吗(ma)？

    Is it walking here?

  6. Dengdeng

    可能(kěnéng)吧(ba)。它(tā)一路(yīlù)都(dōu)在(zài)看(kàn)风景(fēngjǐng)。

    Maybe. It has been sightseeing the whole way.

Tap a word for its meaning in this line. The characters’ voices are computer-generated.

In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)路(lù)上(shang)一(yì)帆(fān)风(fēng)顺(shùn)，直(zhí)到(dào)遇(yù)上(shàng)暴(bào)风(fēng)雪(xuě)。

We made good time until we ran into a blizzard.

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

02

那(nà)个(ge)孩(hái)子(zi)可(kě)能(néng)在(zài)回(huí)家(jiā)的(de)路(lù)上(shang)被(bèi)绑(bǎng)架(jià)了(le)。

That child may have been kidnapped on his way home.

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

Sources & licenses

How to write

Stroke order & practice

Choose a character to watch its strokes or trace it yourself.

Mainland China stroke order, including traditional characters. Drawing sources & licenses.

The characters

Explore individually
路
lù

road; journey

上
shàng

(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts)

Individual character meanings do not always explain the meaning of a whole word.

Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

More words starting with LExplore words in context