乱穿马路

亂穿馬路

luànchuānmǎlù

verb

Meanings

1 to jaywalk
2 to cross the road carelessly

Characters

chaotic; recklessly

to cross; to pass through

Examples

请不要乱穿马路，要走斑马线。

Qǐng bùyào luànchuān mǎlù, yào zǒu bānmǎxiàn.

Please don't jaywalk; use the crosswalk.

乱穿马路既危险又违法。

Luànchuān mǎlù jì wēixiǎn yòu wéifǎ.

Jaywalking is both dangerous and illegal.

Tips

usage

乱 'chaotic, disorderly' is a productive prefix for 'to do X in a reckless or unlawful way' — 乱扔 (to litter), 乱停 (to park anywhere), 乱说 (to talk nonsense). Here it modifies 穿马路 'to cross the street'.

Stroke Order

乱 luàn

穿 chuān

马 mǎ

路 lù