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马路
mǎ lù
Meaning
- street
Definition
马路指供车辆行驶的宽阔平整的道路，通常指城市或乡村中供汽车、自行车等通行的道路。
Road, a wide and flat path for vehicles, typically in urban or rural areas for cars, bicycles, etc.
Usage
马路常用于日常口语和书面语，表示一般的道路，尤其是供机动车行驶的道路。与'公路'相比，'马路'更侧重于城市内的道路。
马路 is commonly used in daily speech and writing to refer to general roads, especially those for motor vehicles. Compared to '公路' (highway), it is more often used for urban roads.
Examples
- 1 过马路时要小心车辆。 (Be careful of vehicles when crossing the road.)
- 2 这条马路很宽，可以并排行驶四辆车。 (This road is very wide; four cars can drive side by side.)
- 3 每天早上，马路上都挤满了上班的人。 (Every morning, the road is crowded with people going to work.)
- 4 小孩子不能在马路上玩耍。 (Children should not play on the road.)
- 5 这条马路是新修的，路面非常平整。 (This road is newly built, and the surface is very smooth.)
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