街巷

jiēxiàng

noun #57,819

Meanings

HSK 5

节日的歌声传遍了城里的大小街巷。

Jiérì de gēshēng chuánbiàn le chénglǐ de dàxiǎo jiēxiàng.

Festival songs rang through every street and alley in town.

HSK 6

古镇的街巷又窄又长。

Gǔzhèn de jiēxiàng yòu zhǎi yòu cháng.

The old town's streets and alleys are long and narrow.

usage

街巷 is written style. Speech prefers the idiom 大街小巷 "every street and alley", or 巷子 for a single lane. 巷 is read hàng only in 巷道, a mine tunnel.

街 jiē

巷 xiàng