航道

hángdào

noun #12,808

Measure Word

一条航道 tiáo

Meanings

1 waterway
2 ship channel
3 navigation route

Characters

to navigate; to sail

road; path; way

Examples

这条航道非常繁忙。

Zhè tiáo hángdào fēicháng fánmáng.

This shipping channel is very busy.

船只必须沿着航道行驶。

Chuánzhī bìxū yánzhe hángdào xíngshǐ.

Ships must travel along the waterway.

Tips

memory

航 (to navigate/sail) + 道 (road/path) = a road for sailing, i.e. a waterway.

Stroke Order

航 háng

道 dào