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Chinese dictionary
n.road; highway; driveway; highroad
由于天气恶劣，滨海公路暂时封闭。
The coast road is closed due to bad weather.
我把车停在公路旁的一家乡村小酒馆前。
I pulled up in front of a country pub by the road.
公路上有冰，减缓了我们的速度。
The ice on the roads was slowing us down.
Word usage
- Note"公路" is different from "道路" and "马路". "道路" is the collective term for all roads; "公路" mostly refers to a wide road outside the city for vehicles to pass through; "马路" refers to a wide road for vehicles to pass through in cities and suburbs.
- common measure word"公路" is often matched with measure word "条"or"段".
一条公路
one highway
一段公路
one highway