How to Say ‘After crossing the street’ in Traditional Chinese
過馬路後
guò mǎ lù hòu
[gwaw mah loo hoh]
💬 Usage Tip: Chinese often puts the action before [後]: [過馬路後] = "after crossing the street." You can reuse the pattern with other actions, like [下車後] "after getting off" or [出門後] "after going out."
Phrase Breakdown
過馬路
guò mǎ lù
cross the road
Describes the action of crossing a street or road.
過馬路時要小心。
Be careful when crossing the road.
Words in this phrase
過
guò
[gwaw]
to cross; pass
Here it means to cross from one side to the other, such as crossing a street.
先過馬路，再去便利商店。
First cross the street, then go to the convenience store.
馬路
mǎ lù
[mah loo]
road; street
A road or street that people and vehicles use.
這條馬路很大，車很多。
This road is very wide, and there are many cars.
後
hòu
[hoh]
after; behind; back
Used here to mean after something happens.
過馬路後，你會看到銀行。
After crossing the street, you will see the bank.
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