jiē dào
road
街道两旁种满了树木。
Jiēdào liǎng páng zhòng mǎnle shùmù.
The streets are lined with trees.
我在街道上散步。
Wǒ zài jiēdào shàng sàn bù.
I am taking a walk on the street.
街道上人来人往，非常热闹。
Jiēdào shàng rén lái rén wǎng, fēicháng rè鬧.
The street is bustling with people coming and going.
马路 (mǎlù)
road
街道 (jiēdào)
street
公路 (gōnglù)
highway
小路 (xiǎolù)
path
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The Chinese word 街道 (jiēdào) is composed of two characters: 街 (jiē) and 道 (dào). The character 街 originally meant "a market" or "a place where people gather to trade". It is composed of the radical 邑 (yì), which indicates a city or town, and the phonetic component 圭 (guī), which is a type of jade. The character 道 originally meant "a path" or "a road". It is composed of the radical 辶 (chuò), which indicates movement, and the phonetic component 首 (shǒu), which means "head".When combined, the characters 街 and 道 form the word 街道, which literally means "a street where people gather to trade". Over time, the meaning of 街道 has expanded to include any type of street or road, regardless of whether or not there is a market. Today, 街道 is one of the most common words used to refer to streets and roads in Chinese.
