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 5

管道漏水了。

Guǎndào lòushuǐ le.

The pipe is leaking.

HSK 7-9

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.

HSK 7-9

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

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通道 tōngdào HSK 6 #3,439

passage; passageway; corridor / channel; pathway

渠道 qúdào HSK 6 #8,774

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

管道工 guǎndàogōng #20,318

plumber

大道 dàdào HSK 6 #3,172

main road; avenue; boulevard / the Great Way (philosophical concept)

血管 xuèguǎn HSK 6 #5,556

blood vessel / vein; artery

道歉 dàoqiàn HSK 6 #902

to apologize; to make an apology

管子 guǎnzi HSK 7-9 #5,052

tube / pipe / straw

水管 shuǐguǎn HSK 7-9 #5,663

water pipe / plumbing pipe

管 guǎn HSK 3 #395

pipe; tube / to manage; to be in charge of / regardless of; no matter