A friend of mine is from China and speaks perfect Chinese and 99% perfect English. She says that there really isn't a word for sidewalk in chinese, because in a way, there aren't sidewalks in China.
2007-09-27 04:32:12 · 10 answers · asked by almost_wealthy 2 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ China
人行道 - ren xing dao - sidewalk
this is what my Chinese friends say
2007-09-28 18:00:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is absolutely a word for sidewalk in Chinese. As others have said, it's renxingdao, literally "path for people to walk on". There may not be sidewalks everywhere in China, but certainly there are sidewalks in some places, and people have a word for that.
There's a Chinese word for Internet, and a Chinese word polypropylene and a Chinese word for supertanker, but not a Chinese word for sidewalk? Get real.
2007-09-29 15:01:34 · answer #2 · answered by Durian 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it's not true. Along most streets in Chinese cities, there are sidewalks on both sides. They call it 人行道 ren2xing2dao4, pronounced as Ren-shing-tao, (human-walk-path, pedestrians' path). Probably your friend does not understand what "sidewalk" means in English, or she was from countryside.
For example, you can check here: http://news.xinhuanet.com/photo/2005-08/05/xinsrc_192080205154415629117.jpg
That picture is used in a news saying some cars park on the pedestrians' path illegally and break the fire hydrant. You can say the sidewalk clearly, although some cars are on it illegally.
2007-09-27 05:14:51 · answer #3 · answered by senor_mongol 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Your friend might try to tell you that most sidewalks are used to park bicycles and motorcycles. You will hardly find sidewalk to walk on. It is very common for people to walk on streets next to the traffic.
There is a word for sidewalk, but you would hardly find sidewalk that could be used for its intended purpose in a lot of Chinese cities.
2007-09-28 21:20:31 · answer #4 · answered by EXTRA MILE 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course there are sidewalks! Side walk is the path where people walk, then there is a curb and the roads.
From the direct translation, we call it "walking people path". Your friend's english 99 percent perfect huh? I guess that's her 1 percent mistake right there, ahah!
2007-09-27 05:28:49 · answer #5 · answered by White Shooting Star of HK 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sidewalks (pavement in Brits English), a path for pedestrians, are everywhere in city.
Probably she wanted to say they do not name "side" in Chinese?
2007-09-27 05:21:11 · answer #6 · answered by Joriental 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are sidewalks in China but it's litter with spits everywhere!!! Watch your steps.....!!
2007-09-27 15:45:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-20 03:27:45 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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She slipped and almost fell on the icy sidewalk.
她滑了一下,几乎跌倒在结冰的人行道上。
2007-09-27 16:00:34 · answer #9 · answered by toassassinatechairmanmao 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, that is true. The closest thing you could probably find would be walkway, but that's also used for like hallways and aisles and stuff.
2007-09-27 04:38:02 · answer #10 · answered by jaceman 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋