- 车场chēparking lot, car parkHSK 7-9
- 驱车qū chēto drive (a vehicle, formal/literary)HSK 7-9
- 急转弯jí zhuǎn wānto take a sudden turn (literal, e.g., a car or road); to make a radical change (figurative, e.g., policy, opinion)HSK 7-9
- 畅通chàng tōngunimpeded, free-flowingHSK 6
- 驾驶证jià shǐ zhèngdriver's licenseHSK 7-9
- 交叉口jiāo chāintersectionHSK 7-9
- 山路shān lùmountain road; mountain pathHSK 7-9
- 行车xíng chēto drive a vehicle (in a formal or operational context); vehicle movement (in traffic or transport contexts)HSK 7-9
- 限速xiàn sùto limit speed, to impose a speed limitHSK 7-9
- 断路duàn lùto cut off or block (a road, path); to break off relations; to break an electric circuitHSK 7-9
- 弯道wān dàocurve, bend; winding roadHSK 7-9
- 翻车fān chēto overturn (a vehicle); (figurative, internet slang) to fail; to have a major setbackHSK 7-9
- 交警jiāo jǐngtraffic policeHSK 4
- 老路lǎo lùold road; beaten track; the same old way (figurative)HSK 7-9
- 红绿灯hóng-lǜ dēngtraffic lightHSK 3
- 路卡lù kǎroad checkpoint; barrier (on a road)HSK 7-9
- 车流chē liútraffic flow; the rate of traffic flowHSK 7-9
- 单线chánsingle-line route, one-way routeHSK 7-9
- 单行道dān xíng dàoone-way streetHSK 7-9
- 路段lù duànsection or stretch of a road or railwayHSK 7-9
- 铺路pū lùto pave (a road); to pave the way; to lay the groundwork (sometimes through bribery or gift-giving)HSK 7-9
- 鸣笛míng díto sound a horn or whistle (on vehicles, trains, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 岔路chà lùfork in the road; branch roadHSK 7-9
- 快车道kuài chē dàofast lane, high-speed lane (on a road or highway); (figurative) fast track, express path (for rapid development or progress)HSK 7-9
- 超车chāo chēto overtake (a vehicle), to pass (on the road)HSK 7-9
- 路况lù kuàngroad conditionsHSK 6
- 辙zhé(lit.) wheel ruts, track marks left by a vehicle; (fig.) route, course (of travel or of events); way, method (esp. in idioms like 没辙, 有辙)HSK 7-9
- 错车cuò chēto yield the right‑of‑way to oncoming traffic; to let another vehicle passHSK 7-9
- 停车费tíng chēparking feeHSK 7-9
- 关卡guān kǎ(noun) checkpoint; barrier (at border or customs); (noun) screening point; hurdle (e.g., in censorship or a process)HSK 7-9
- 绕行rào xíngto take a detour; to bypass (road closure, construction); to orbit; to circumnavigate (a celestial body, planet)HSK 7-9
- 车管所chēvehicle management office, motor vehicle registration office (abbreviation)HSK 7-9
- 修路xiū lùto repair a road; to build a roadHSK 7-9
- 煞车shā chē(verb-object) to brake (a car, vehicle); (verb-object) to fasten or lash down (goods) with ropeHSK 7-9
- 追尾zhuī wěito tailgate; to rear-end (hit the car in front, typically as a result of tailgating)HSK 7-9
- 交叉点jiāo chā diǎnintersection; junction (of roads, paths, etc.); crossing point; point of intersection (in geometry, ideas, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 山道shān dàoa mountain path or roadHSK 7-9
- 逆行nì xíngto go the wrong way (especially against traffic regulations)HSK 7-9
- 驶过shǐ guōto drive through, to pass by (by vehicle)HSK 7-9
- 让道ràng dàoto give way, to make way (for someone)HSK 7-9
- 过路guōto pass by (a place), to be in transitHSK 7-9
- 拥堵yōng dǔ(of traffic) to become congested; to be jammedHSK 7-9
- 停放tíng fàngto park (a vehicle); to moor (a boat)HSK 7-9
- 高架gāo jiàelevated, overhead (used before nouns such as road, bridge, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 上坡shàng pōto go uphill, to climb a slopeHSK 7-9
- 路旁lù pángroadside; side of the roadHSK 7-9
- 道口dào kǒuroad junction; level crossingHSK 7-9
- 拦路lán lùto block the way, to obstructHSK 7-9
- 岔口chà kǒufork in the road; road forkHSK 7-9
- 岔道chà dàoside road; branching road; fork in the roadHSK 7-9
- 便道biàn dàosidewalk; pavement; shortcut; makeshift roadHSK 7-9