Usage note
路口表示两条或多条路交会的地方。
lù kǒu biǎo shì liǎng tiáo huò duō tiáo lù jiāo huì de dì fāng。
An intersection means the place where two or more roads meet.
Context note
路口常出现在交通、指路和安全提醒里。
lù kǒu cháng chū xiàn zài jiāo tōng 、 zhǐ lù hé ān quán tí xǐng lǐ。
Intersections often appear in traffic, directions, and safety reminders.
5 examples
路口有红绿灯。
lù kǒu yǒu hóng lǜ dēng。
There is a traffic light at the intersection.
我们在路口等。
wǒ men zài lù kǒu děng。
We wait at the intersection.
请在下一个路口转弯。
qǐng zài xià yí gè lù kǒu zhuǎn wān。
Please turn at the next intersection.
路口很忙。
lù kǒu hěn máng。
The intersection is busy.
他站在路口。
tā zhàn zài lù kǒu。
He stands at the intersection.
5 mini stories
我们在路口等红绿灯，才过马路。
wǒ men zài lù kǒu děng hóng lǜ dēng， cái guò mǎ lù。
We waited at the intersection for the traffic light before crossing the road.
路口有很多车，所以要小心。
lù kǒu yǒu hěn duō chē， suǒ yǐ yào xiǎo xīn。
There are many cars at the intersection, so be careful.
老师教我们在路口先看左右。
lǎo shī jiào wǒ men zài lù kǒu xiān kàn zuǒ yòu。
The teacher taught us to look left and right first at intersections.
我在路口看见了一位朋友。
wǒ zài lù kǒu kàn jiàn le yí wèi péng yǒu。
I saw a friend at the intersection.
下一个路口转弯就能到学校。
xià yí gè lù kǒu zhuǎn wān jiù néng dào xué xiào。
Turning at the next intersection will take us to school.
Mini dialogue
在路口等
A
我们在路口等你好吗？
Wǒmen zài lùkǒu děng nǐ hǎo ma?
Shall we wait for you at the intersection?
B
好的，我马上到路口。
Hǎo de, wǒ mǎshàng dào lùkǒu.
Okay, I'll be at the intersection right away.
过路口
A
过路口时要小心。
Guò lùkǒu shí yào xiǎoxīn.
Be careful when crossing the intersection.
B
我知道，我会看红绿灯。
Wǒ zhīdào, wǒ huì kàn hónglǜdēng.
I know, I will look at the traffic lights.
Related words and contrasts
similar
十字路口
shí zì lù kǒu
crossroads; intersection
A specific type of intersection shaped like a cross.
related
红绿灯
hóng lǜ dēng
traffic light
The lights at an intersection that tell cars and people when to stop and go.
related
拐弯
guǎi wān
to turn (a corner)
The action you do at an intersection to change direction.