林荫道

林蔭道

línyīndào

noun #33,103

Measure Word

一条林荫道 tiáo

Meanings

1 tree-lined avenue
2 boulevard
3 shaded path through trees

Characters

Examples

他们沿着林荫道散步。

Tāmen yánzhe línyīndào sànbù.

They strolled along the tree-lined avenue.

校园里有一条美丽的林荫道。

Xiàoyuán lǐ yǒu yī tiáo měilì de línyīndào.

There is a beautiful tree-lined avenue on campus.

Tips

memory

林 (forest) + 荫 (shade) + 道 (road) = "forest-shade road" — a road shaded by a canopy of trees. The character 荫 (shade) specifically means the cool shadow cast by foliage, distinct from 影 (yǐng, generic shadow).

Stroke Order

林 lín

荫 yìn

道 dào