取道

qǔdào

verb #36,078

Meanings

1 to travel via
2 to go by way of
3 to route through

Characters

to take / choose

Examples

我们取道香港飞往伦敦。

Wǒmen qǔdào Xiānggǎng fēi wǎng Lúndūn.

We flew to London via Hong Kong.

他取道西安回家。

Tā qǔdào Xī'ān huíjiā.

He went home by way of Xi'an.

Tips

register

Slightly literary / news-register. Common in travel news and itineraries. The casual equivalent is 经过 jīngguò ('to pass through') or 经由 jīngyóu. Pattern: 取道 + place + 去/到 destination.

Stroke Order

取 qǔ

道 dào