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    Expressing 'pipeline' with 管道 (guǎndào)

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    Structure

    管道

    Explanation

    The noun 管道 (guǎndào) means 'pipeline' or 'conduit,' referring to a system of pipes used to transport liquids, gases, or other materials. It is commonly used in discussions about energy infrastructure, such as oil and gas pipelines. It can also be used metaphorically to mean a channel or pathway.

    Examples

    • 工人们正在铺设新的天然气管道。

      Gōngrénmen zhèngzài pūshè xīn de tiānránqì guǎndào.

      Workers are laying new natural gas pipelines.

    • 这条石油管道全长超过三千公里。

      Zhè tiáo shíyóu guǎndào quán cháng chāoguò sānqiān gōnglǐ.

      This oil pipeline has a total length of over three thousand kilometers.

    • 政府计划修建一条跨国输气管道。

      Zhèngfǔ jìhuà xiūjiàn yī tiáo kuàguó shūqì guǎndào.

      The government plans to build a transnational gas pipeline.

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