Word information
Simplified柏油马路
Traditional柏油馬路
Pinyinbǎi yóu mǎ lù
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Character breakdown
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How to learn 柏油马路
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路lù
road (CL:條|条[tiao2]); journey; route; line (bus etc); sort; kind; surname Lu
路上lùshangon the road; on the way; en route
走路zǒulùto walk; to go on foot; to leave; to depart; (informal) to clear off; to beat it; (of sb who gets fired or resigns) to leave the job; to get out
路边lùbiāncurb; roadside; wayside
路口lùkǒucrossing; intersection (of roads)
马mǎhorse; CL:匹[pi3]; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess; surname Ma; abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]