How do you say "Let's take this road" in Simplified Chinese?

"Let's take this road" in Simplified Chinese is "走这条路吧". This phrase is commonly used in China.

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How to Say ‘Let's take this road’ in Simplified Chinese

Q: What does "走这条路吧" mean in English?

"走这条路吧" means "Let's take this road" in English. Usage tip: In Chinese, you can say the action first and add [吧] at the end to make it a suggestion. The same pattern works in [等等吧] "let's wait" or [先看看吧] "let's look first."

走这条路吧

zǒu zhè tiáo lù ba

[dzoh juh tyaow loo bah]

💬 Usage Tip: In Chinese, you can say the action first and add [吧] at the end to make it a suggestion. The same pattern works in [等等吧] "let's wait" or [先看看吧] "let's look first."

Phrase Breakdown

走

zǒu

[dzoh]

to go; to take (a route)

Here 走 means to take a particular route.

Example

要不我们走这条路吧。

How about we take this road?

这

zhè

[juh]

this

A demonstrative word used to point to something near the speaker.

Example

走这条路吧，这边好像不堵。

Let's take this road; this side seems not congested.

条

tiáo

[tyaow]

classifier for long narrow things

A measure word often used for roads, rivers, fish, and other long objects.

Example

走这条路吧，这条路近一点。

Let's take this road; this road is a bit shorter.

路

lù

[loo]

road; route

Refers to a road or the route being taken.

Example

走这条路吧，我觉得这条路更快。

Let's take this road; I think this route is faster.

吧

[bah]

let's; okay?; suggestion particle

Softens the sentence and makes it sound like a suggestion.

Example

走这条路吧，师傅。

Let's take this road, driver.

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