How to Say ‘Turn right after crossing the street.’ in Traditional Chinese
過馬路後右轉。
guò mǎ lù hòu yòu zhuǎn
[gwaw mah loo hoh yoh jwan]
💬 Usage Tip: In direction instructions, Chinese often stacks steps in order without extra words: [過馬路後右轉] is literally "cross street after, turn right." This step-by-step order is very common in spoken directions.
Phrase Breakdown
過馬路後
guò mǎ lù hòu
after crossing the road
Indicates the action sequence before turning right.
過馬路後再右轉。
After crossing the road, then turn right.
Words in this phrase
過
guò
[gwaw]
to cross; pass
Here it means to cross the street.
你先過，再右轉。
First cross, then turn right.
馬路
mǎ lù
[mah loo]
road; street
A street or roadway.
這個馬路不好過。
This street is not easy to cross.
後
hòu
[hoh]
after; behind; back
Used to show that one action happens after another.
看完地圖後再走。
Keep walking after looking at the map.
右轉
yòu zhuǎn
[yoh jwan]
turn right
A common phrase for giving directions.
到前面那個路口右轉。
Turn right at the intersection ahead.
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