Definition
街 (jiē) is the everyday word for a street, especially one lined with shops and buildings. 马路 (mǎlù) focuses on the road surface used by traffic, while 街道 (jiēdào) is more formal and can also mean 'neighborhood' or an administrative subdistrict. 街 is counted with 条.
noun
street
Measure word · 条
Easily confused
- 行xínglook-alike(verb) to walk; to go
- 接jiēsound-aliketo answer (the phone), to pick up (someone), to receive (an object or person)
- 借jièsound-aliketo borrow
- 节jiésound-alike(classifier) for segments of connected things: lessons, train cars, sections
- 结jiésound-alike(noun) knot
- 结jiēsound-alike(of plants) to produce (fruit or seeds)
- 解jiěsound-aliketo untie; to loosen; to separate
- 戒jièsound-aliketo quit, to give up (a habit or addiction)
- 界jièsound-alike(suffix) realm, world, sphere
- 劫jiésound-aliketo rob; to plunder; to seize by force
Examples
- 街。Zhè tiáo jiē hěn cháng.This street is very long.
- 街。Wǒ měitiān zǒu guò nà tiáo jiē.I walk along that street every day.
- 街。jiē liǎngbiān de shāngdiàn hěn duō.There are many shops on both sides of the street.
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