路边
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
路边 (lùbiān) · roadside
路边 (lùbiān) means “roadside”. It is written with 2 characters: 路 (road) + 边 (side). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 路边 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)
边 biān · side
What 边 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 力lì — strength
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 臱 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
车停在路边。Chē tíng zài lùbiān.The car is parked by the roadside.
路边有一家小饭馆。Lùbiān yǒu yī jiā xiǎo fànguǎn.There is a small restaurant by the road.
Questions about 路边
What does 路边 mean?
路边 (lùbiān) means “roadside”.
How do you pronounce 路边?
路边 is pronounced lùbiān.
Which HSK level is 路边?
路边 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 路口lùkǒuintersection
- 路上lùshangon the road
- 马路mǎlùroad
- 走路zǒulùto walk
- 道路dàolùroad
- 公路gōnglùroad
- 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 路边 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 54: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.