管道

guǎndào

noun HSK 6 #4,925

Measure Word

一条管道 tiáo

Meanings

1 pipeline; conduit; pipe
2 channel (figurative)

Characters

tube; pipe; to manage

road; way; channel

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

Examples

这条管道用来输送天然气。

Zhè tiáo guǎndào yòng lái shūsòng tiānránqì.

This pipeline is used to transport natural gas.

管道漏水了。

Guǎndào lòu shuǐ le.

The pipe is leaking.

我们需要打通信息管道。

Wǒmen xūyào dǎtōng xìnxī guǎndào.

We need to open up information channels.

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