高速公路 (gāosù gōnglù) · expressway

高速公路 (gāosù gōnglù) means “expressway; highway”. It is written with 4 characters: 高 (high) + 速 (prompt) + 公 (fair) + 路 (road). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.

How 高速公路 is built

The characters

高 gāo · high

What 高 is made of

亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
冋jiōng — desert
- 冂 — frame
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
  - 冂 — frame
  - 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: A tall palace (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

速 sù · prompt

What 速 is made of

辶 — walking, moving
束shù — to bind
- 木mù — tree
  - 十 — ten
  - 八bā — eight
- 口kǒu — mouth
  - 冂 — frame
  - 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 束 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

公 gōng · fair

What 公 is made of

八bā — eight
厶sī — private

Origin hint: To divide 八 what is private 厶 (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
各gè — individual
- 夂zhǐ — to go
  - 丿 — falling stroke
  - 又yòu — and
- 口kǒu — mouth
  - 冂 — frame
  - 一 — horizontal stroke

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

这条高速公路很长。Zhè tiáo gāosù gōnglù hěn cháng.This expressway is very long.

我们开车走高速公路吧。Wǒmen kāichē zǒu gāosù gōnglù ba.Let's drive on the highway.

Questions about 高速公路

What does 高速公路 mean?

高速公路 (gāosù gōnglù) means “expressway; highway”.

How do you pronounce 高速公路?

高速公路 is pronounced gāosù gōnglù.

Which HSK level is 高速公路?

高速公路 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.

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Learn 高速公路 with its group

It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 29: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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