斑马线

斑馬線

bānmǎxiàn

noun #59,769

Measure Word

一条斑马线 tiáo

Meanings

1 crosswalk
2 zebra crossing

Characters

Examples

过马路请走斑马线。

Guò mǎlù qǐng zǒu bānmǎxiàn.

Please cross the road at the crosswalk.

车辆到斑马线前要减速。

Chēliàng dào bānmǎxiàn qián yào jiǎnsù.

Vehicles must slow down when approaching a crosswalk.

Tips

memory

斑马 'zebra' + 线 'line' — the black-and-white stripes look like a zebra's coat. Mandarin took the English name 'zebra crossing' rather than inventing its own.

Stroke Order

斑 bān

马 mǎ

线 xiàn