Definition & Meaning

1.shortcut; shorter and quicker way

2.pavement; sidewalk; walk way on the two sides of a street or road

3.makeshift road; temporary road

Word usage

Words with bian dao

biàn dào

便 道

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1
n.shortcut; shorter and quicker way
- dì li yǒu yī tiáo biàn dào
  地里有一条便道。
  A shortcut had been trodden through the field.
- chāo biàn dào zǒu
  抄便道走
  take a shortcut
- tā xiǎng zǒu biàn dào
  他想走便道。
  He wants to take a short cut.
synonym
xiǎo lù小路 xiǎo jìng小径 xī jìng蹊径
2
n.pavement; sidewalk; walk way on the two sides of a street or road
- jìn zhǐ chē liàng shàng biàn dào
  禁止车辆上便道！
  No vehicles on the pavement!
- tā bǎ hái zi rēng zài rén xíng biàn dào shang
  他把孩子扔在人行便道上。
  He left the child on the sidewalk.
3
n.makeshift road; temporary road
- tā zhǐ le zhǐ shí dòng xià miàn de yùn shū biàn dào
  他指了指石洞下面的运输便道。
  He pointed to the road below the cave.
- wā kuàng qián tā men xū yào xiān xiū yī tiáo biàn dào
  挖矿前他们需要先修一条便道。
  They need to build a makeshift road before digging.

Word usage

common measure word
"便道" is often matched with measure word "条".
- 一条便道
  one detour

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