一路 (yī lù) — the whole journey; all the way; going the same… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

一路 works as a noun ('the whole journey') and a colloquial adverb meaning 'all the way' or 'going the same way' (一路回家). Lighter and more everyday than the formal 全程.

the whole journeyall the waygoing the same wayin the same direction

Examples

一路。
Wǒ yī lù shang dōu zài xiǎng zhè jiàn shì.
I've been thinking about this matter the whole way.
一路。
Wǒ men yī lù huí jiā ba.
Let's go home the same way.
，。
Tā men shì yī yī lù rén, dōu xǐ huan yùn dòng.
They are the same kind of people; both like sports.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

一yīone/whole

一路 joins 一 one/whole with 路 road, giving all the way.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

一 is drawn as one horizontal stroke, marking the number one.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

各

各gè路lù

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

路 combines 足, a foot, with 各, which supplies the sound.

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