jiāo tōng
transport; traffic
我每天都乘坐公共交通上班。
wǒ měitiān dōu chéngzuò gōnggòng jiāotōng shàngbān.
I take public transportation to work every day.
交通堵塞导致我迟到了。
jiāotōng dǔsè dǎozhì wǒ chídàole.
The traffic jam made me late.
交通安全很重要。
jiāotōng ānquán hěn zhòngyào.
Traffic safety is very important.
运输 (yùn shū)
transportation
来往 (lái wǎng)
communication
步行 (bù xíng)
walk
骑自行车 (qí zì xíng chē)
ride a bike
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The Chinese word 交通 (jiāotōng) is composed of two characters: 交 (jiāo) and 通 (tōng). 交 means "to intersect" or "to communicate," while 通 means "to pass through" or "to be connected." Together, these two characters form the word 交通, which literally means "to intersect and pass through." This concept of intersection and connection is central to the meaning of 交通, which refers to the movement of people, goods, and information between different places. In modern Chinese, 交通 is used to refer to transportation, communication, and logistics.
