街上

jiēshàng

noun #1,888

Meanings

1 on the street
2 in the street

Characters

Examples

街上人很多。

Jiēshàng rén hěnduō.

There are a lot of people on the street.

他在街上碰到了老朋友。

Tā zài jiēshàng pèngdào le lǎopéngyǒu.

He ran into an old friend on the street.

街上到处都是灯笼。

Jiēshàng dàochù dōu shì dēnglóng.

There were lanterns everywhere on the street.

Tips

grammar

街上 follows the pattern of place + 上 to indicate a location. Similar: 路上 (on the road), 山上 (on the mountain), 网上 (online).

Stroke Order

街 jiē

上 shàng