How to Say ‘The road ahead’ in Traditional Chinese
前面那條路
qián miàn nà tiáo lù
[chyen-myen nah tyow loo]
💬 Usage Tip: Chinese often puts the location first, then the thing: [前面] + [那條路] = [the road ahead]. You can reuse that order with other places, like [後面那台車] ([the car behind]).
Phrase Breakdown
前面
qián miàn
[chyen-myen]
ahead; in front
Describes something located further up the road.
前面那條路現在很塞。
That road up ahead is very congested now.
那條路
nà tiáo lù
that road; that route
Refers to a specific road that has already been mentioned.
那條路很長。
That road is very long.
Words in this phrase
那
nà
[nah]
that
Identifies a specific road being referred to.
前面那條路不好走。
That road ahead is not easy to take.
條
tiáo
[tyow]
classifier for roads
Measure word used with 路 to specify a particular road.
前面那條路比較快。
That road ahead is relatively faster.
路
lù
[loo]
road; route
The street or path being discussed in the route choice.
前面那條路現在不能走。
That road ahead can't be taken right now.
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