北路

běilù

noun

Meanings

1 north road
2 (the) north side of a road

Characters

Examples

他家住在中山北路。

Tājiā zhù zài Zhōng shān Běilù.

His house is on North Zhongshan Road.

沿着这条北路一直走。

Yánzhe zhè tiáo běilù yìzhí zǒu.

Keep walking straight along this north road.

Tips

usage

Chinese cities commonly split long avenues by direction: 北路 (north section), 南路 (south), 东路 (east), 西路 (west). So 中山北路 and 中山南路 are the north and south halves of the same Zhongshan Road.

Stroke Order

北 běi

路 lù