HSK 4 · Transport

高速公路 gāosùgōnglù “motorway” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 高速公路 means

  1. motorway
  2. highway
  3. expressway
  4. freeway

How to say 高速公路

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale高gāo1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale速sù4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale公gōng1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale路lù4th tone, falling

高速公路 in a sentence

  1. 今天早上高速公路上的交通状况正常。

    Jīntiān zǎoshang gāosùgōnglù shàng de jiāotōng zhuàngkuàng zhèngcháng.

    Traffic on the motorway is normal this morning.

    Sentence #3695643 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 奥地利的高速公路是收费的。

    Àodìlì de gāosùgōnglù shì shōufèi de.

    In Austria you have to pay to use the motorways.

    Sentence #2054069 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 我很喜欢在新的高速公路上开车。

    Wǒ hěn xǐhuan zài xīn de gāosùgōnglù shàng kāichē.

    I really enjoy driving on the new motorway.

    Sentence #885524 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 高速公路 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 高 (gāo) with each of its parts in a different colour
高gāohigh
  • 亠lid · tóu
  • 口mouth · kǒu
  • 冋desert · jiōng

Memory aidDrawn from a tall tower: high, tall.

The character 速 (sù) with each of its parts in a different colour
速sùfast
  • 束to bind · shùSound part
  • 辶walking form of 辵 · chuòMeaning part

辶 hints at the meaning (walking); 束 (shù) hints at the sound. Compare it with sù.

The character 公 (gōng) with each of its parts in a different colour
公gōngpublic
  • 八eight · bā
  • 厶private · sī

Memory aidAn old explanation: share out 八 what is private 厶, and it becomes public.

The character 路 (lù) with each of its parts in a different colour
路lùroad 条)
  • 足foot · zúMeaning part
  • 各individual · gèSound part

足 hints at the meaning (foot); 各 (gè) hints at the sound. Compare it with lù.

How to write 高速公路

高 10 strokes · 速 10 strokes · 公 4 strokes · 路 13 strokes

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高速公路 (gāosùgōnglù) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 高速公路 (gāosùgōnglù). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 高速公路

Words with 高

高兴gāoxìng · happy高gāo · tall高中gāozhōng · senior high school提高tígāo · to raise高铁gāotiě · high-speed rail身高shēngāo · (a person’s) height高级gāojí · high level高档gāodàng · superior quality崇高chónggāo · lofty高超gāochāo · superb

Words with 速

速度sùdù · speed迅速xùnsù · rapid

Words with 公

公司gōngsī · company公交车gōngjiāochē · public transport vehicle公共汽车gōnggòng qìchē · bus公斤gōngjīn · kilogram公园gōngyuán · public park办公室bàngōngshì · office公里gōnglǐ · kilometre外公wàigōng · grandpa (mother’s father)公元gōngyuán · CE (Common Era)公寓gōngyù · apartment building

Words with 路

路lù · road路上lùshang · on the road走路zǒulù · to walk马路mǎlù · road路边lùbiān · roadside路口lùkǒu · intersection迷路mílù · to lose the way出路chūlù · way out

More words: Everyday Things

种zhǒng · kind出差chūchāi · to go on an official or business trip出发chūfā · to set off登机牌dēngjīpái · boarding pass航班hángbān · (scheduled) flight交通jiāotōng · traffic旅行lǚxíng · to travel签证qiānzhèng · visa

FAQs

高速公路 (gāosùgōnglù) means “motorway” or “highway”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it gāosùgōnglù: gāo with a 1st tone, then sù with a 4th tone, then gōng with a 1st tone, then lù with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 高速公路 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type gaosugonglu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 高速公路 from the suggestions. Typing gaosugonglu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
高速公路 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.