Chinese

公路

gōnglù
highway; road
  • HSK 2
  • TOCFL 4

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  • characterChinese公 “public; communal”
  • characterChinese路 “road; path; street (Classifier: 條／条 m c mn)”
    • meaningChinese足 “foot”
    • soundChinese各 “each; every (determiner)”
      • ideaChinese夂 “to approach from behind”
      • ideaChinese口 “mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity (Classifier: 把 c)”

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