街道
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 3
街道 (jiēdào) · street
街道 (jiēdào) means “street; neighborhood”. It is written with 2 characters: 街 (street) + 道 (road). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 街道 is built
The characters
街 jiē · street
What 街 is made of
- 行xíng — to go
- 彳chì — to step with the left foot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亍chù — to take small steps
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丁dīng — male adult
- 彳chì — to step with the left foot
- 圭guī — jade tablet
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
Origin hint: 行 gives the meaning, 圭 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
道 dào · road
What 道 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 首shǒu — chief
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 自zì — self
- 目mù — eye
- 丷ha — kwukyel
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 首 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这条街道很干净。Zhè tiáo jiēdào hěn gānjìng.This street is very clean.
晚上街道上人很少。Wǎnshang jiēdào shang rén hěn shǎo.There are few people on the street at night.
Questions about 街道
What does 街道 mean?
街道 (jiēdào) means “street; neighborhood”.
How do you pronounce 街道?
街道 is pronounced jiēdào.
Which HSK level is 街道?
街道 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 街jiēstreet
- 知道zhīdàoto know
- 道理dàolireason
- 道路dàolùroad
- 味道wèidaotaste
- 报道bàodàoto report (news)
- 难道nándàocould it be that…?
- 道歉dàoqiànto apologize
- 打交道dǎjiāodàoto deal with
- 道德dàodémorality
Learn 街道 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 100: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.