山路

shānlù

noun HSK 7 #19,376

Measure Word

一条山路 tiáo

Meanings

1 mountain road; mountain path

Characters

Literally 'mountain road' — a path through or up a mountain.

Examples

这条山路很窄，开车要小心。

Zhè tiáo shānlù hěn zhǎi, kāichē yào xiǎoxīn.

This mountain road is very narrow — drive carefully.

我们沿着山路走了两个小时。

Wǒmen yánzhe shānlù zǒu le liǎng gè xiǎoshí.

We walked along the mountain path for two hours.

Tips

culture

The famous line 山路十八弯 (shānlù shíbā wān, 'the mountain road has eighteen bends') is both a folk song title and a common expression for any winding, treacherous road — often used figuratively for a difficult journey.

Stroke Order

山 shān

路 lù