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Information of 街

Pinyin jiē

Radical

行

Strokes

12 strokes

Usage

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Definition

street

街 [jiē] 名 (Noun) 本义: 四路相通的大道 (Original meaning: A broad road where four paths meet) 造字法: 形声。从行，圭声。“街”，小篆象纵横相交的十字路。 (Word formation: Phono-semantic compound. It consists of the character for "to walk" and the sound "gui." In small seal script, "街" resembles intersecting cross streets.) 1. 城市的大道，两边有房屋的、比较宽阔的道路，通常指开设商店的区段。 (A broad road in a city, flanked by buildings, usually referring to areas where shops are located.) 2. 市集。 (Market.) 3. 径路。 (Path.) 引 (Literary references): 1. 《说文》：街，四通道也。 ("Shuowen Jiezi": A street is a way that leads in all directions.) 2. 《三苍》：街，交道也。 ("Sancang": A street is an intersection.) 3. 张衡《西京赋》：街衢相经。 (Zhang Heng's "West Capital Ode": Streets and thoroughfares intersect.) 4. 《韩非子·内储说上》：殷之法，刑弃灰于街者。 (Han Feizi: In the laws of Yin, those who discard ash in the street are punished.) 5. 张衡《西京赋》：街谈巷议。 (Zhang Heng's "West Capital Ode": Street talks and alley discussions.) 6. 《庄子·徐无鬼》：适通渠公之街。 (Zhuangzi: I found the street of the public canal.) 7. 《管子·五行志》：六多所以街天地也。注:“街犹阴阳多也。” (Guanzi: The multitude in heaven and earth is why there are streets. Note: "街" also refers to dualities of yin and yang.) 例 (Examples): - 大街小巷 (Streets and alleys.) - 街市 (街巷;市井) (Market streets.) - 街鼓 (街上报更的鼓) (The drum that announces changes in the street.) - 街基 (街直。台阶) (Street base; steps.) - 街道厅 (清代管理京城道路、沟渠的衙门) (The Qing Dynasty office managing the roads and ditches in the capital.) - 街官 (街使。负责巡察市街的官员) (Street officials responsible for patrolling the streets.) - 街卒 (古时负责清扫道路的人) (In ancient times, those who cleaned the roads.)

街坊 jiē fāng

neighborhood / neighbor

街垒 jiē lěi

street barricade

街头 jiē tóu

street

长安街 cháng ān jiē

Chang An Avenue

庙街 miào jiē

Temple Street

香榭丽舍大街 Xiāng xiè lì shè Dà jiē

Avenue des Champs-Élysées

沿街 yán jiē

along the street

街亭 jiē tíng

Street pavilion

走街串巷 zǒu jiē chuàn xiàng

wander about the streets

街道 jiē dào

street / CL:條|条[tiao2] / subdistrict / residential district

大街 dà jiē

street / main street / CL:條|条[tiao2]

上街 shàng jiē

to go onto the streets / to go shopping

东长安街 dōng cháng ān jiē

East Chang'an Avenue

大街小巷 dà jiē xiǎo xiàng

great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city

街上 jiē shang

on the street / in town

街巷 jiē xiàng

streets and alleys / street / alley

街市 jiē shì

downtown area / commercial district / (chiefly Cantonese) wet market, i.e. a marketplace selling fresh meat, fish and vegetables etc

游街 yóu jiē

to parade sb through the streets / to march or parade in the streets

东街 dōng jiē

east street

西街 xī jiē

West Street（地名）

华尔街 Huá ěr Jiē

Wall Street, New York / by extension, American big business

前门大街 qián mén dà jiē

Qianmen Street

逛街 guàng jiē

to take a walk / to window-shop / to stroll down the street

天街 tiān jiē

sky Street

长街 cháng jiē

Long street

街衢 jiē qú

Street corner