Usage note
十字路口表示两条路交叉的地方。
shí zì lù kǒu biǎo shì liǎng tiáo lù jiāo chā de dì fāng。
Intersection means the place where two roads cross.
Context note
十字路口常用于交通和路线说明。
shí zì lù kǒu cháng yòng yú jiāo tōng hé lù xiàn shuō míng。
Intersection often appears in traffic and directions.
5 examples
在十字路口停一下。
zài shí zì lù kǒu tíng yí xià。
Stop at the intersection.
十字路口很忙。
shí zì lù kǒu hěn máng。
The intersection is busy.
他在十字路口等我。
tā zài shí zì lù kǒu děng wǒ。
He waited for me at the intersection.
请过十字路口。
qǐng guò shí zì lù kǒu。
Please cross the intersection.
十字路口有红绿灯。
shí zì lù kǒu yǒu hóng lǜ dēng。
There is a traffic light at the intersection.
5 mini stories
我们在十字路口见面。
wǒ men zài shí zì lù kǒu jiàn miàn。
We met at the intersection.
十字路口的车很多。
shí zì lù kǒu de chē hěn duō。
There are many cars at the intersection.
他站在十字路口看路牌。
tā zhàn zài shí zì lù kǒu kàn lù pái。
He stood at the intersection looking at the road sign.
十字路口有一个红绿灯。
shí zì lù kǒu yǒu yí gè hóng lǜ dēng。
There is a traffic light at the intersection.
妈妈让我在十字路口等她。
mā ma ràng wǒ zài shí zì lù kǒu děng tā。
Mom asked me to wait for her at the intersection.
Mini dialogue
在十字路口
A
我们在十字路口见面吧。
Wǒmen zài shízìlùkǒu jiànmiàn ba.
Let's meet at the intersection.
B
好的，是学校旁边的十字路口吗？
Hǎo de, shì xuéxiào pángbiān de shízìlùkǒu ma?
Okay, is it the intersection next to the school?
过马路
A
过十字路口时，要看红绿灯。
Guò shízìlùkǒu shí, yào kàn hónglǜdēng.
When crossing the intersection, look at the traffic lights.
B
我知道，十字路口要特别小心。
Wǒ zhīdào, shízìlùkǒu yào tèbié xiǎoxīn.
I know, we need to be especially careful at intersections.
Related words and contrasts
similar
路口
lù kǒu
intersection; crossing
A general word for any road crossing.
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马路
mǎ lù
road; street
The road itself, where you find an intersection.
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红绿灯
hóng lǜ dēng
traffic light
Often found at a crossroads to control traffic.