Usage note
路边可以用来描述道路的两侧。
lù biān kě yǐ lái gūo miáo dé dào lù de sì cè。
路边 can be used to describe the sides of a road.
Context note
路边常用来描述商店、树木或广告牌的位置。
lù biān cháng lái yòng lái miáo shù diàn shoppíng、shù mù huò gào shì pái de zhì lǐ。
路边 is often used to describe the positions of shops, trees, or billboards.
5 examples
我家住在路边的商店附近。
wǒ jiā zhù zài lù biān de shāng diàn fù jìn。
My home is near the shop on the roadside.
路边有很多树木。
lù biān yǒu hěn duō shù mù。
There are many trees by the roadside.
广告牌挂在路边的树上。
guǎng gào pái guà zài lù biān de shù shàng。
The billboard is hung on a tree by the roadside.
我们经常在路边散步。
wǒ men jīng cháng zài lù biān sàn bù。
We often take walks by the roadside.
商店门口就在路边。
shāng diàn mén kǒu jiù zài lù biān。
The shop entrance is right on the roadside.
5 mini stories
小明每天早上都会去路边的公园散步。
xiǎo míng měi tiān zǎo shàng dōu huì qù lù biān de gōng yuán sàn bù。
Xiaoming would go for a walk in the park by the roadside every morning.
妈妈告诉我，路边的树木可以吸收空气中的有害物质。
mā ma gào sù wǒ， lù biān de shù mù kě yǐ xī shōu kōng qì zhōng de yǒu hài wù zhì。
Mom told me that the trees by the roadside can absorb harmful substances in the air.
我们经常在路边看到卖水果的小贩。
wǒ men jīng cháng zài lù biān kàn dào mài shuǐ guǒ de xiǎo fàn。
We often see fruit vendors by the roadside.
路边的广告牌吸引了很多人注意。
lù biān de guǎng gào pái xī yǐn le hěn duō rén zhù yì。
The billboards by the roadside attracted many people's attention.
我们喜欢在路边的树荫下乘凉。
wǒ men xǐ huan zài lù biān de shù yīn xià chéng liáng。
We like to cool off under the trees by the roadside.
Mini dialogue
路边小花
A
你看，路边有花。
Nǐ kàn, lù biān yǒu huā.
Look, there are flowers by the roadside.
B
真好看，但不能摘。
Zhēn hǎokàn, dàn bù néng zhāi.
So pretty, but we can't pick them.
安全提醒
A
不要在路边玩，危险。
Bùyào zài lù biān wán, wēixiǎn.
Don't play by the roadside, it's dangerous.
B
好的，我知道了。
Hǎo de, wǒ zhīdào le.
Okay, I understand.
Related words and contrasts
similar
路旁
lù páng
roadside
Another way to say the side of the road.
related
人行道
rén xíng dào
sidewalk; pavement
The path for people to walk on, often next to the roadside.
related
马路
mǎ lù
road; street
The road itself, where cars drive.