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<li><a href="https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&amp;wdrst=1&amp;wdqb=%E8%A1%97" rel="nofollow noreferrer">街</a> = street</li>
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<p>过街 - cross the street</p>

<p>逛大街 - to go window shopping/to have a stroll</p>

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<li><a href="https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&amp;wdrst=1&amp;wdqb=%E8%B7%AF" rel="nofollow noreferrer">路</a> = road</li>
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<p>走错路 -or- 走弯路 take the wrong path (both literally and figuratively)</p>

<p>走投无路 - to be at an impasse/to have no way out/to be at a dead end (again both lit. and fig.)</p>

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<p>街 is more like a literal street, while 路 is equivalent to <em>road</em> but it can also be used figuratively for paths/directions in life, etc.</p>

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<p>Some street names end with 路 and some with 街. I was curious to know if there is any difference in the meaning of the two words. When I look them up in a dictionary both say "street".</p>

<p><strong>Are they the same?
Is one used over another in particular situations?</strong></p>

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What is the difference between the different words for street: 街，路 etc?
# What is the difference between the different words for street: 街，路 etc?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-01-27)

Some street names end with 路 and some with 街. I was curious to know if there is any difference in the meaning of the two words. When I look them up in a dictionary both say "street".

**Are they the same?
Is one used over another in particular situations?**

**Tags:** word-choice, characters


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-01-27. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

* [街](https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&wdrst=1&wdqb=%E8%A1%97) = street

过街 - cross the street

逛大街 - to go window shopping/to have a stroll

* [路](https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&wdrst=1&wdqb=%E8%B7%AF) = road

走错路 -or- 走弯路 take the wrong path (both literally and figuratively)

走投无路 - to be at an impasse/to have no way out/to be at a dead end (again both lit. and fig.)

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街 is more like a literal street, while 路 is equivalent to *road* but it can also be used figuratively for paths/directions in life, etc.


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