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街jiēstreet

HSK 3word

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街 (jiē) means "street." 学校旁边有一条街 says there is a street next to the school. 这条街很安静 says this street is very quiet. 我们在街上走 says we are walking on the street. 这条街上有饭馆 says there is a restaurant on this street. 条 can count a street, as in 一条街.

What does 街 mean?

  1. 1.

    streetnoun

What does the character 街 mean?

  • 街street

How do you use 街?

街 names a street, and 条 can count one, as in 一条街.

Patterns

  • 一条 + 街

    学校旁边有一条街。

    Xuéxiào pángbiān yǒu yì tiáo jiē.

    There is a street next to the school.

  • 在街上

    我们在街上走。

    Wǒmen zài jiē shang zǒu.

    We are walking on the street.

  • 这条街

    这条街很安静。

    Zhè tiáo jiē hěn ānjìng.

    This street is very quiet.

What are some examples of 街 in a sentence?

  1. 学校旁边有一条街。

    Xuéxiào pángbiān yǒu yì tiáo jiē.

    There is a street next to the school.

  2. 这条街很安静。

    Zhè tiáo jiē hěn ānjìng.

    This street is very quiet.

  3. 我们在街上走。

    Wǒmen zài jiē shang zǒu.

    We are walking on the street.

  4. 这条街上有饭馆。

    Zhè tiáo jiē shang yǒu fànguǎn.

    There is a restaurant on this street.

How is 街 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    我们去哪里吃饭?

    Wǒmen qù nǎlǐ chī fàn?

    Where shall we go to eat?

  2. Speaker B:

    学校旁边有一条街,那里有饭馆。

    Xuéxiào pángbiān yǒu yì tiáo jiē, nàlǐ yǒu fànguǎn.

    There is a street next to the school, and there is a restaurant there.

  3. Speaker A:

    学校旁边的街远吗?

    Xuéxiào pángbiān de jiē yuǎn ma?

    Is the street next to the school far?

  4. Speaker B:

    不远,我们走一会儿就到。

    Bù yuǎn, wǒmen zǒu yíhuìr jiù dào.

    It is not far. We walk for a while and then we arrive.

  5. Speaker A:

    今天晚上去吗?

    Jīntiān wǎnshang qù ma?

    Shall we go this evening?

  6. Speaker B:

    去吧。饭馆晚上开门。

    Qù ba. Fànguǎn wǎnshang kāi mén.

    Let's go. The restaurant opens in the evening.

Can you use 街 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 学校旁边有一条___。(There is a street next to the school.)
  2. 2.Which sentence means "This street is very quiet"?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 我们在___上走。(We are walking on the street.)

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.