路上
HSK 2 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)
路上 (lùshang) · on the road
路上 (lùshang) means “on the road; on the way”. It is written with 2 characters: 路 (road) + 上 (on). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 路上 is built
The characters
路 lù · road
What 路 is made of
- 足zú — foot
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 各gè — individual
- 夂zhǐ — to go
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 又yòu — and
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 夂zhǐ — to go
Origin hint: 足 gives the meaning, 各 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
上 shàng · on
What 上 is made of
- ⺊ — structural part
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: One stroke on top of another; compare 下 (below) (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
路上车很多。Lùshang chē hěn duō.There are lots of cars on the road.
你在路上了吗？Nǐ zài lùshang le ma?Are you on your way?
Questions about 路上
What does 路上 mean?
路上 (lùshang) means “on the road; on the way”.
How do you pronounce 路上?
路上 is pronounced lùshang.
Which HSK level is 路上?
路上 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 路口lùkǒuintersection
- 马路mǎlùroad
- 走路zǒulùto walk
- 道路dàolùroad
- 公路gōnglùroad
- 路边lùbiānroadside
- 问路wènlùto ask the way
- 一路平安yīlù píng'ānhave a safe trip
- 一路顺风yīlù shùnfēnghave a good trip
- 高速公路gāosù gōnglùexpressway
Learn 路上 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 32: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.