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    Referring to 'on the way' with 沿途 (yántú)

    Direction & Movement
    Location & Position

    Structure

    沿途 + 的 + Noun

    Explanation

    沿途 (yántú) means "along the way" or "en route" and describes things encountered during a journey. It is used as an adverb or attributive modifier. For example, 沿途的风景 means "the scenery along the way."

    Examples

    • 沿途的风景美极了，我拍了很多照片。

      yántú de fēngjǐng měi jí le, wǒ pāi le hěn duō zhàopiàn.

      The scenery along the way was absolutely beautiful; I took a lot of photos.

    • 我们开车去机场的时候，沿途经过了好几个小镇。

      wǒmen kāi chē qù jīchǎng de shíhou, yántú jīngguò le hǎo jǐ gè xiǎo zhèn.

      When we drove to the airport, we passed through several small towns along the way.

    • 沿途都有路标指引，不用担心迷路。

      yántú dōu yǒu lùbiāo zhǐyǐn, bú yòng dānxīn mílù.

      There are road signs along the way to guide you, so don't worry about getting lost.

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