lòng đường
Definition
- Noun:
- The roadway / the carriageway: The central, paved part of a street or road, located between the two sidewalks (or curbs), designated for vehicular traffic.
- The roadbed: The main surface of the road where vehicles travel.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Xe máy không được đi trên vỉa hè, phải đi trong lòng đường. (Motorbikes are not allowed on the sidewalk; they must travel on the roadway.)
- Công nhân đang sửa chữa mặt lòng đường. (Workers are repairing the road surface.)
- Trẻ em không nên chơi đùa ở lòng đường. (Children should not play in the carriageway.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in official contexts, traffic regulations, and urban planning to specify the area designated for moving vehicles, as opposed to the sidewalk, median, or shoulder.
- It can be modified to specify a particular lane or part of the roadway, e.g., (the right lane/right side of the roadway).
Variants and Related Words
Vỉa hè (n): sidewalk, pavement.
- Người đi bộ nên đi trên vỉa hè. (Pedestrians should walk on the sidewalk.)
Lề đường (n): road shoulder, verge.
- Xe bị hỏng nên đỗ vào lề đường. (The broken-down car should pull over to the shoulder.)
Mặt đường (n): road surface.
- Mặt đường trơn trượt sau cơn mưa. (The road surface is slippery after the rain.)
Synonyms
- Roadway: The part of a road used by vehicles.
- Carriageway: The part of a road intended for vehicles, especially one with separate lanes.
- Traffic lane: A strip of road for a single line of traffic.
Related Idioms and Common Phrases
Chiếm dụng lòng đường: to encroach on/occupy the roadway.
- Việc bán hàng rong chiếm dụng lòng đường gây cản trở giao thông. (Street vending that occupies the roadway causes traffic obstruction.)
Thu hẹp lòng đường: to narrow the roadway/carriageway.
- Công trình thi công đã thu hẹp lòng đường. (The construction project has narrowed the roadway.)