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路上lù shangon the road

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路上 (lù shang) means "on the road" or "on the way; en route." It names the time or place while someone is traveling somewhere, as in 路上小心 (be careful on the way) and 我在路上 (I'm on my way). It is a noun often used as a time or place phrase before the verb.

What does 路上 mean?

  1. 1.

    on the roadnoun

  2. 2.

    on the way; en routenoun

What do the characters in 路上 mean?

  • 路road (CL:條|条[tiao2])
  • 上(noun suffix) on; above

How do you use 路上?

路上 can stand before the verb as a time or place phrase, or follow 在 as in 在路上.

Patterns

  • 在 + 路上

    我们在路上了。

    Wǒmen zài lùshang le.

    We're on our way now.

What are some examples of 路上 in a sentence?

  1. 路上小心。

    Lùshang xiǎoxīn.

    Be careful on the way.

  2. 我在路上,马上到。

    Wǒ zài lùshang, mǎshàng dào.

    I'm on my way and will be there soon.

  3. 路上车很多。

    Lùshang chē hěn duō.

    There are a lot of cars on the road.

How is 路上 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你到了吗?

    Nǐ dào le ma?

    Have you arrived?

  2. Speaker B:

    还没有,我还在路上。

    Hái méiyǒu, wǒ hái zài lùshang.

    Not yet, I'm still on the way.

  3. Speaker A:

    路上车多吗?

    Lùshang chē duō ma?

    Is there much traffic on the road?

  4. Speaker B:

    不多,再过十分钟就到。

    Bù duō, zài guò shí fēnzhōng jiù dào.

    Not much. I'll be there in another ten minutes.

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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.