马路
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)
马路 (mǎlù) · road
马路 (mǎlù) means “road; street”. It is written with 2 characters: 马 (horse) + 路 (road). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 马路 is built
The characters
马 mǎ · horse
What 马 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: Simplified form of 馬, a horse galloping to the left (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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)
Example sentences
我家在马路旁边。Wǒ jiā zài mǎlù pángbiān.My home is next to the road.
马路上车很多。Mǎlù shàng chē hěn duō.There are lots of cars on the street.
Questions about 马路
What does 马路 mean?
马路 (mǎlù) means “road; street”.
How do you pronounce 马路?
马路 is pronounced mǎlù.
Which HSK level is 马路?
马路 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 马上mǎshàngimmediately
- 马虎mǎhucareless
- 马mǎhorse
- 路口lùkǒuintersection
- 路上lùshangon the road
- 走路zǒulùto walk
- 道路dàolùroad
- 公路gōnglùroad
- 路边lùbiānroadside
- 问路wènlùto ask the way
Learn 马路 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 33: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.