航道 (háng dào) — (noun) navigable waterway; shipping channel; (aviation) air route

Definition

Examples

• 这条航道很宽，可以走大型货船。
  Zhè tiáo háng dào hěn kuān, kě yǐ zǒu dà xíng huò chuán.
  This channel is very wide and can accommodate large cargo ships.
• 飞机必须按照规定航道飞行。
  Fēi jī bì xū àn zhào guī dìng háng dào fēi xíng.
  Aircraft must fly along the designated air route.
• 长江是中国最重要的内河航道之一。
  Cháng jiāng shì zhōng guó zuì zhòng yào de nèi hé háng dào zhī yī.
  The Yangtze is one of China's most important inland waterways.