交通
jiāo tōng
transportation
In Chinese, ‘交通’ refers to the means of transport or the system of transport. It is a common word used in conversations about travel. It can also refer to the process of transport or to traffic when used in the context of moving goods, people, or vehicles.
Example sentences using: 交通
他对交通规则一无所知。
tā duì jiāo tōng guī zé yī wú suǒ zhī.
He knows nothing about traffic rules.
In this context, 交通 (jiāo tōng) relates to traffic rules, which speaks to law or guidelines enacted to ensure road safety.
他们正在讨论交通问题。
tā men zhèng zài tǎo lùn jiāo tōng wèn tí.
They are discussing traffic issues.
In this sentence, 交通 (jiāo tōng) refers to issues related to traffic, which could be regulations, congestion, etc. The sentence is about people engaging in a discussion about these issues.
有时候交通事故是无法避免的。
yǒu shí hòu jiāo tōng shì gù shì wú fǎ bì miǎn de.
Sometimes traffic accidents are unavoidable.
Here, 交通 (jiāo tōng) is used in the context of traffic accidents. The sentence expresses the inevitability of these accidents sometimes.
交通堵塞使我迟到了。
jiāo tōng dǔ sè shǐ wǒ chí dào le.
Traffic jams made me late.
'交通' (jiāo tōng) here signifies traffic jams, situations where traffic is very slow or stopped completely, causing the speaker to arrive late.
我取道公园以避免城市的交通。
wǒ qǔ dào gōng yuán yǐ bì miǎn chéng shì de jiāo tōng.
I took the route through the park to avoid city traffic.
In this sentence, 交通 (jiāo tōng) references city traffic, which the speaker aims to avoid by choosing a different route through a park.
交通信号灯出现故障了。
jiāo tōng xìn hào dēng chū xiàn gù zhàng le.
The traffic signal is malfunctioning.
In this context, 交通 (jiāo tōng) is tied to a traffic signal, and the sentence states that the traffic light is not working properly.
我们应该尊重交通规则。
wǒ men yīng gāi zūn zhòng jiāo tōng guī zé.
We should respect traffic rules.
In this sentence, 交通 (jiāo tōng) refers to traffic rules, and the speaker is promoting the idea of obeying these rules.
我早上遭遇了交通堵塞。
wǒ zǎo shàng zāo yù le jiāo tōng dǔ sè.
I encountered a traffic jam this morning.
In this phrase, 交通 (jiāo tōng) means traffic jam. The speaker experienced a delay in travel due to heavy traffic during the morning.
因为交通事故, 我们的车辆被迫停止。
yīn wèi jiāo tōng shì gù, wǒ men de chē liàng bèi pò tíng zhǐ.
Due to a traffic accident, our vehicles were forced to stop.
In this scenario, 交通 (jiāo tōng) pertains to traffic accident. It narrates a situation wherein their vehicles needed to stop because of an accident.
城市的交通拥堵状况也愈来愈严重。
chéng shì de jiāo tōng yōng dǔ zhuàng kuàng yě yù lái yù yán zhòng.
The city's traffic congestion is getting worse and worse.
In this sentence, 交通 (jiāo tōng) refers to the traffic of a city, indicating the movement of vehicles and pedestrians. The sentence is commenting on how it's becoming more congested over time.