jiē

street

CL:條|条[tiao2]

road (行) + sound (圭) = street

行 depicts a crossroads or road, giving 街 its core meaning of a thoroughfare. 圭 mainly contributes the jiē sound; the road radical carries the meaning.

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A jade tablet used in ancient ritualsPhonetic
To walkSemantic

这条上有很多好吃的小店。

zhè tiáo jiē shàng yǒu hěn duō hǎo chī de xiǎo diàn。

There are many good little shops on this street.

他每天走过这条去上班。

tā měi tiān zǒu guò zhè tiáo jiē qù shàng bān。

He walks down this street every day to go to work.

Words with 街

逛街

guàng jiē

to take a walk

游街

yóu jiē

to parade sb through the streets

游街示众

yóu jiē shì zhòng

to parade (a prisoner) through the streets

过街天桥

guò jiē tiān qiáo

skywalk; pedestrian bridge

过街老鼠

guò jiē lǎo shǔ

sb or sth detested by all

香榭丽舍大街

xiāng xiè lì shè dà jiē

Avenue des Champs-Élysées

高街

gāo jiē

high street (main street of a town or city) (loanword)

庞德街

páng dé jiē

Bond Street (London, England)

丁字街

dīng zì jiē

T-junction

三月街

sān yuè jiē

Third Month Fair, traditional festival of the Bai Nationality 白族[Bai2 zu2]

上街

shàng jiē

to go onto the streets

上街区

shàng jiē qū

Shangjie, a district of Zhengzhou City 鄭州市|郑州市[Zheng4 zhou1 Shi4], Henan

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