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路口

lù kǒu · lu kou

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Meaning

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  1. crossing
  2. intersection (of roads)
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Where are you?

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？我(wǒ)找(zhǎo)不(bù)到(dào)你(nǐ)。

    Where are you? I cannot find you.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)在(zài)路口(lùkǒu)。

    I am at the intersection.

  3. Dengdeng

    哪个(nǎge)路口(lùkǒu)？这里(zhèlǐ)有(yǒu)四个(sìgè)路口(lùkǒu)。

    Which intersection? There are four here.

  4. Liangliang

    有(yǒu)红绿灯(hónglǜdēng)的(de)路口(lùkǒu)，旁边(pángbiān)有(yǒu)一家(yījiā)花店(huādiàn)。

    The one with traffic lights and a flower shop beside it.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)看见(kànjiàn)你(nǐ)了(le)！你(nǐ)在(zài)……对面(duìmiàn)？

    I see you! You are... across the road?

  6. Liangliang

    对(duì)，你(nǐ)过(guò)马路(mǎlù)吧(ba)，别(bié)忘(wàng)了(le)看(kàn)红绿灯(hónglǜdēng)。

    Yes. Cross the road, and watch the traffic lights.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)得(děi)在(zài)下(xià)一(yí)个(gè)路(lù)口(kǒu)右(yòu)拐(guǎi)。

We need to turn right at the next junction.

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

02

这(zhè)个(gè)路(lù)口(kǒu)因(yīn)频(pín)繁(fán)的(de)事(shì)故(gù)而(ér)臭(chòu)名(míng)昭(zhāo)著(zhù)。

This junction is notorious for accidents.

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

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路
lù

road; journey

口
kǒu

mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)

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