Chinese

高速公路

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ su⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ lu⁵¹/
highway; expressway; motorway; freeway
  • HSK 3

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  • characterChinese高 “tall; high”
  • characterChinese速 “speedy; quick; fast”
    • meaningChinese辵 “to walk for a while and be still for a while”
      • ideaChinese彳 “to walk slowly”
      • ideaChinese止 “foot”
    • soundChinese束 “to bind; to tie up”
  • 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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