路途 (lù tú) — road, path; (fig.) journey, course (of life) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Mostly a figurative/abstract noun for the 'course of a journey' (e.g. 人生的路途, 漫长的路途) — like 路程 but emphasizing the experience rather than distance. Concrete physical 'road/path' sense is rarer; use 道路 for that.

noun

roadpath(fig.) journeycourse (of life)

Measure word · 段

Examples

路途。
Zhè yí duàn lù tú kāi chē yào sān gè xiǎo shí.
This stretch of road takes three hours by car.
路途，。
Rén shēng de lù tú suī rán màn cháng, dàn yào yí bù yí bù zǒu.
Although the journey of life is long, you must take it step by step.
路途，。
Tā men bù shú xī zhè lǐ de lù tú, suǒ yǐ hěn róng yì mí lù.
They are not familiar with the roads here, so they easily get lost.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

路 and 途 both mean road or path, so together they name a route.

Characters in this word

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

各

各gè路lù

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

路 combines 足, a foot, with 各, which supplies the sound.

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

辶余途

Meaning part形符xíngfú

辶Written in full as辵chuò

Sound part声符shēngfú

余

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

途 is made from 辶 (written fully as 辵), a walking part, and 余, which gives the sound.

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