Writing
沿途 (yán tú) — how to say "along the way" in Chinese
沿途
Along the way
noun · adverb
Character composition
沿
along
途
road
Radicals / Keys
水
Water
#85 · shuǐ · 4 strokes
辵
Walk
#162 · chuò · 7 strokes
Collocations
沿途风景
yán tú fēng jǐng
scenery along the way
Examples
我们沿途看到了美丽的风景。
We saw beautiful scenery along the way.
沿途有很多花。
There are many flowers along the way.
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Along the way meaning in Chinese
"along the way" in Chinese is 沿途 (yán tú).
沿途 meaning in English
沿途 (yán tú) means "Along the way".
How is 沿途 pronounced?
It is pronounced yán tú (written as yan tu, yantu). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "along the way" in Chinese characters?
It is written 沿途: 沿 has 8 strokes, 途 has 10 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 沿途?
沿途 is on the HSK 3.0 levels 7–9 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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