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    Referring to 'road' or 'path' with 路 (lù)

    Direction & Movement
    Location & Position

    Structure

    一路上 + Clause

    Explanation

    The noun 路 (lù) means 'road,' 'path,' or 'way.' It is commonly used both literally to describe a physical route and figuratively to describe a journey or course of action. The phrase 一路上 means 'along the way' or 'throughout the journey.'

    Examples

    • 这条路太窄了，两辆车没办法同时通过。

      zhè tiáo lù tài zhǎi le, liǎng liàng chē méi bànfǎ tóngshí tōngguò.

      This road is too narrow for two cars to pass at the same time.

    • 一路上我们说说笑笑，很快就到了。

      yī lù shang wǒmen shuōshuō xiàoxiào, hěn kuài jiù dào le.

      Along the way we chatted and laughed, and arrived before we knew it.

    • 你走错路了，应该在前面路口左转。

      Nǐ zǒu cuò lù le, yīnggāi zài qiánmiàn lùkǒu zuǒ zhuǎn.

      You took the wrong road; you should have turned left at the intersection ahead.

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