街道 (jiē dào) — street; subdistrict (grassroots administrative division in urban China)

Definition

街道 covers both the physical sense ('street, road') and an urban administrative unit ('subdistrict'). For just 'street', 街 is more everyday and 马路 emphasizes the roadway itself.

noun
streetsubdistrict (grassroots administrative division in urban China)
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 街道
    Zhè tiáo jiē dào hěn kuān.
    This street is very wide.
  • 街道
    Zhè ge jiē dào yǒu shí gè xiǎo qū.
    This subdistrict has ten residential areas.
  • 街道
    Wǒ men chuān guò jiē dào qù gōng yuán.
    We cross the street to go to the park.

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