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高速公路

gāo sù gōng lù · gao su gong lu

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HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. expressway; highway; freeway
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  1. Leon

    去(qù)机场(jīchǎng)走(zǒu)高速公路(gāosùgōnglù)快(kuài)吗(ma)？

    Is the expressway fast to the airport?

  2. Liangliang

    快(kuài)，高速公路(gāosùgōnglù)上(shàng)不(bù)堵车(dǔchē)，半个小时(bàngexiǎoshí)就(jiù)到(dào)。

    Yes, no traffic jams on the expressway. Half an hour.

  3. Leon

    太好了(tàihǎole)，我们(wǒmen)现在(xiànzài)走(zǒu)吧(ba)！

    Great, let's leave now!

  4. Dengdeng

    等一下(děngyīxià)，你(nǐ)带(dài)护照(hùzhào)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Wait. Did you bring your passport?

  5. Leon

    哎呀(āiyā)，在(zài)家里(jiālǐ)！

    Oh no, it is at home!

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)先(xiān)回去(huíqu)，再(zài)上(shàng)高速公路(gāosùgōnglù)。

    Then we go back first, and take the expressway after.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

奥(ào)地(dì)利(lì)的(de)高(gāo)速(sù)公(gōng)路(lù)是(shì)收(shōu)费(fèi)的(de)。

In Austria, you have to pay to use the highway.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by unobaya · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)很(hěn)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)在(zài)新(xīn)的(de)高(gāo)速(sù)公(gōng)路(lù)上(shàng)开(kāi)车(chē)。

I enjoyed driving on the new highway.

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

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高
gāo

high; tall

速
sù

fast; rapid

公
gōng

public; collectively owned

路
lù

road; journey

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