Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

street

Chinese: 街道、大街。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “jie” becomes a different word in each tone. 街 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 街道jiē dàostreet; subdistrict; residential district
  • 大街dà jiēstreet; main street
  • 街头jiē tóustreet
  • 大街小巷dà jiē xiǎo xiànggreat streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
  • 临街lín jiēfacing the street

Example Sentence

这条街上有很多小吃店。Zhè tiáo jiē shàng yǒu hěn duō xiǎo chī diàn.There are many snack shops on this street.

Zhèthistiáostrip街上jiē shàngon the streetyǒuto havehěnveryduōmany小吃店xiǎo chī diànsnack bar