管道 (guǎndào) · pipeline; conduit; pipe

Measure Word

一条管道 tiáo

Meanings

1 pipeline; conduit; pipe
2 channel (figurative)

Characters

管

guǎn

tube; pipe; to manage

道

dào

road; way; channel

Pipe-way - a conduit for transporting fluids or gas.

Examples

HSK 4

我们需要打通信息管道。

Wǒmen xūyào dǎtōng xìnxī guǎndào.

We need to open up information channels.

HSK 5

管道漏水了。

Guǎndào lòushuǐ le.

The pipe is leaking.

HSK 6

这条管道用来输送天然气。

Zhè tiáo guǎndào yònglái shūsòng tiānránqì.

This pipeline is used to transport natural gas.

Tips

usage

管道 is used both literally (water/gas pipes) and figuratively (communication channels, information pipelines). In tech contexts, it can translate to 'pipeline.'

Stroke Order

管 guǎn

道 dào

Related Words

轨道 guǐdào HSK 6 #4,818

track; rail (for trains) / orbit (of a satellite or planet) / course; path (figurative)

通道 tōngdào HSK 6 #3,439

passage; passageway; corridor / channel; pathway

频道 píndào HSK 6 #2,848

channel (TV) / frequency

渠道 qúdào HSK 6 #8,774

channel; medium; avenue (figurative) / canal; irrigation ditch (literal)

管道工 guǎndàogōng #20,318

plumber

打交道 dǎjiāodao HSK 6 #4,171

to deal with / to have contact with / to interact with

主管 zhǔguǎn HSK 6 #2,976

person in charge / manager / to be in charge of

道德 dàodé HSK 6 #2,903

virtue; morality / ethics; moral character

血管 xuèguǎn HSK 6 #5,556

blood vessel / vein; artery

保管 bǎoguǎn HSK 6 #5,631

to hold in safekeeping / to have in one's care / to guarantee / certainly