- 路lùroad (a street or path); route (a line or path between places, such as a bus route)HSK 2
- 路上lù shangon the road; en routeHSK 2
- 开车kāi chēto drive a carHSK 1
- 停车tíng chēto park (a vehicle); to pull up and stop; to stop working, to stall (of a machine)HSK 4
- 车祸chē huòtraffic accident, car crashHSK 5
- 交通jiāo tōngtraffic; transportation; communications (networks for moving people, goods, or information)HSK 4
- 公路gōng lùhighway, road (a main road for vehicles)HSK 4
- 驾驶jià shǐto drive (a vehicle); to pilot (a ship or aircraft)HSK 5
- 停车场tíng chē chǎngparking lot, car parkHSK 4
- 大道dà dào(noun) wide road, main avenue; (noun) the Great Way (the fundamental principle in Daoism, also used philosophically)HSK 7-9
- 道路dào lùroad; path; wayHSK 4
- 堵dǔ(verb) to block up, to jam, to stop up; (classifier) used for walls; (adjective) choked up (emotionally), stifledHSK 5
- 驾照jià zhàodriver's licenseHSK 5
- 线路xiàn lù(electricity) line, circuit, wire; (transport) route, line, trackHSK 5
- 路边lù biānroadside, side of the roadHSK 3
- 马路mǎ lùstreet; roadHSK 3
- 驾车jià chēto drive a vehicle (formal, often in written or official contexts)HSK 7-9
- 加油站jiā yóu zhàngas station; petrol stationHSK 4
- 路障lù zhàngroadblock, barrier (on a road)HSK 7-9
- 掉头diào tóuto turn around (head, body, or vehicle); to make a U-turnHSK 7-9
- 减速jiǎn sùto slow down, to decelerateHSK 7-9
- 转弯zhuǎn wānto turn (a corner), to make a turnHSK 7-9
- 红灯hóng dēngtraffic red light; warning signal; red flagHSK 7-9
- 靠边kào biān(v.o.) to pull over (vehicle); to keep to the side; (v.o.) to step aside; to get out of the way; (v.o.) to be close to (the truth/standard); to be nearHSK 7-9
- 高速公路gāo sù gōng lùexpressway; highwayHSK 7-9
- 车道chē dàotraffic lane; vehicle laneHSK 7-9
- 行驶xíng shǐto travel along a route (of vehicles)HSK 5
- 路口lù kǒuintersection; crossingHSK 3
- 不通bù tōng(road, pipe) be obstructed, blocked; (phone, internet) unable to get through; (writing, reasoning) not make sense, illogicalHSK 7-9
- 小路xiǎo lùpath; trailHSK 7-9
- 绕道rào dàoto take a detour; to go the long way around; to bypass (an obstacle or a sensitive issue)HSK 7-9
- 人行道rén xíng dàosidewalk, pavementHSK 6
- 高速路gāo sù lùhighway, expresswayHSK 7-9
- 超速chāo sùto speed, to exceed the speed limitHSK 5
- 撞车zhuàng chē(v.o.) to collide (of vehicles); (v.o.) to have a time conflict, to clash (of opinions or interests)HSK 7-9
- 肇事zhào shìto cause an accident or incident (especially traffic); to cause a disturbance, to provoke an incidentHSK 7-9
- 堵车dǔ chēto be stuck in traffic; to have a traffic jamHSK 4
- 绿灯lǜ dēnggreen light (traffic signal); (figurative) green light, permission to proceedHSK 7-9
- 高峰gāo fēng(mountain) peak, summit; peak (of a career, development, etc.); rush hour (traffic peak)HSK 6
- 挡路dǎngto block the way; to obstruct (both literal and figurative)HSK 7-9
- 途túway, road, routeHSK 7-9
- 通行tōng xíngto pass through, to go through (a road, area, etc.); to be in current use, to be generally acceptedHSK 5
- 车位chē wèiparking spotHSK 4
- 十字路口shí zì lù kǒucrossroads; intersectionHSK 4
- 让路ràng lùto make way, to give way (by moving aside)HSK 7-9
- 停车位tíng chēparking space; parking spotHSK 7-9
- 倒车dǎo chēto reverse (a vehicle), to back upHSK 6
- 站点zhàn diǎnphysical station or service point (e.g., bus stop, train station, toll plaza); (Internet) site (website, FTP site, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 大路dà lùmain road; broad street; highwayHSK 7-9
- 信号灯xìn hào dēngtraffic light; signal light (for railways, ships, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 开路kāi lùto open a way, to clear a path; to pioneer, to blaze a trail; (electrical) to open a circuitHSK 7-9
- 横穿héng chuānto cross (a road, street, etc.); to traverseHSK 7-9
- 死路sǐ lùblind alley, dead end (literal); road to ruin or destruction (figurative)HSK 7-9
- 塞车sāi chē(v.o.) to be stuck in traffic; to have a traffic jam; (n.) traffic jamHSK 7-9
- 路途lù túroad, path; (fig.) journey, course (of life)HSK 7-9
- 近路jìn lùshortcutHSK 7-9
- 路面lù miànroad surface; pavementHSK 6
- 路标lù biāoroad sign (traffic sign); (military) route marker or signHSK 7-9
- 主干道zhǔ gānmain road, arterial road, thoroughfareHSK 7-9
- 收费站shōu fèi zhàntoll stationHSK 7-9