How to Say ‘Do I need to cross the street?’ in Traditional Chinese
要不要過馬路？
yào bù yào guò mǎ lù
[yao bu yao gwor mah loo]
💬 Usage Tip: [要不要] makes a yes/no question without needing a separate word for "do." You can reuse the pattern with many verbs: [要不要右轉？] "Do I need to turn right?"
Phrase Breakdown
要不要
yào bù yào
[yao bu yao]
want or not; would you like to
要不要 asks whether someone wants to do something.
你們要不要先休息？
Do you want to rest first?
過馬路
guò mǎ lù
cross the road
Refers to crossing a street or road.
過馬路前要看左右。
Look left and right before crossing the road.
Words in this phrase
過
guò
[gwor]
to cross; to pass
過 here means to cross to the other side.
現在可以過了。
You can cross now.
馬路
mǎ lù
[mah loo]
road; street
馬路 means the road or street.
小朋友不要在馬路上玩。
Children should not play on the road.
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