便道 (biàn dào) — sidewalk; pavement; shortcut; makeshift road
Definition
便道 is a single noun with three distinct concrete senses: a paved sidewalk beside a road, a shortcut on foot, or a temporary road during construction. The meaning is fixed by context — there is no general 'path' sense linking them.
noun
sidewalkpavementshortcutmakeshift road
Measure word · 条
Examples
- 便道。Tā zài biàn dào shàng zǒu lù.He walks on the sidewalk.
- 便道。Zhè tiáo biàn dào kě yǐ jié shěng bù shǎo shí jiān.This shortcut can save quite a bit of time.
- ，便道。Shī gōng qī jiān, chē liàng yìng zǒu lín shí biàn dào.During construction, vehicles should take the temporary makeshift road.
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