How to Say ‘This one (for roads, rivers, long objects)’ in Simplified Chinese
这条
zhè tiáo
[juh tyaow]
💬 Usage Tip: [条] is the counting word used for long, narrow things like roads, rivers, and lines. So [这条] means "this one" when the noun is something like [路].
Phrase Breakdown
这
zhè
[juh]
this
Points to something near the speaker, here a specific road.
这条路我以前走过。
I have taken this road before.
条
tiáo
[tyaow]
classifier for long narrow things
Used with roads because they are long and narrow.
这条路现在很堵。
This road is very congested now.
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