路上lù shangon the road
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.
on the roadnoun
- 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?
How is 路上 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你到了吗?
Nǐ dào le ma?
Have you arrived?
- Speaker B:
还没有,我还在路上。
Hái méiyǒu, wǒ hái zài lùshang.
Not yet, I'm still on the way.
- Speaker A:
路上车多吗?
Lùshang chē duō ma?
Is there much traffic on the road?
- 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.