走廊 (zǒu láng) — corridor, hallway | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

General word for 'corridor, hallway' in any building. 楼道 specifically means the hallway of a multi-story building; 过道 is narrower, more like a passageway.

noun

corridorhallway

Measure word · 条

Examples

走廊。
Yán zhe zǒu láng zǒu dào jìn tóu jiù shì wǒ de bàn gōng shì.
Walk along the corridor to the end, and you'll find my office.
走廊。
Jiǔ diàn zǒu láng lǐ pù zhe hóng sè de dì tǎn.
The hotel hallway is covered with red carpet.
走廊。
Shàng kè shí zǒu láng yào bǎo chí ān jìng.
The hallway must be kept quiet during class.

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.

廊lángcorridor

走 contributes the sense of walking and 廊 contributes corridor, so the word means a passage for walking.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The original shape showed a running man, with a foot added later.

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

广郎廊

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

郎

郎láng廊láng

Same sound today

廊 is made of 广 and 郎; 广 is the part used for sheltered buildings, and 郎 gives the sound.

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