Chinese words starting with “lu”
26 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable lu. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 5 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial l · final u · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 2nd tone 3
- 3rd tone 2
- 4th tone 21
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 路上lù shangHSK 1
on the road; on a journey; road surface
- 路线lù xiànHSK 3
itinerary; route; political line (e.g. right revisionist road)
- 录音lù yīnHSK 3
to record (sound); sound recording
- 路边lù biānHSK 2
curb; roadside; wayside
- 路口lù kǒuHSK 1
crossing; intersection (of roads)
All 26 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 路 | lù | n,qv | road; journey; route; line (bus etc); sort; kind | |
| 2 | 录 | lù | v,g,vn | diary; record; to hit; to copy | |
| 3 | 露 | lù | v,g | dew; syrup; nectar; outdoors (not under cover); to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose | |
| 4 | 录像 | lù xiàng | n,v | to videotape; to videorecord; video recording | |
| 5 | 路过 | lù guò | v | to pass by or through | |
| 6 | 录取 | lù qǔ | v,vn | to accept an applicant (prospective student, employee etc) who passes an entrance exam; to admit (a student); to hire (a job candidate) | |
| 7 | 鹿 | lù | n | deer | |
| 8 | 陆军 | lù jūn | n | army; ground forces | |
| 9 | 录制 | lù zhì | v,vn | to record (video or audio) | |
| 10 | 路程 | lù chéng | n | route; path traveled; distance traveled; course (of development) | |
| 11 | 路人 | lù rén | n | passer-by; stranger | |
| 12 | 路面 | lù miàn | n | road surface | |
| 13 | 露天 | lù tiān | n | outdoors; al fresco; in the open | |
| 14 | 陆地 | lù dì | n | dry land (as opposed to the sea) | |
| 15 | 陆续 | lù xù | d | in turn; successively; one after the other; bit by bit | |
| 16 | 路子 | lù zi | n | method; way; approach | |
| 17 | 路段 | lù duàn | n | stretch of road; section of a highway or railway | |
| 18 | 路灯 | lù dēng | n | street lamp; street light | |
| 19 | 路途 | lù tú | n | (lit. and fig.) road; path | |
| 20 | 炉子 | lú zi | n | stove; oven; furnace | |
| 21 | 路况 | lù kuàng | n | road condition(s) (e.g. surface, traffic flow etc) | |
| 22 | 鲁莽 | lǔ mǎng | a | hot-headed; impulsive; reckless | |
| 23 | 录音机 | lù yīn jī | n | (tape) recording machine; tape recorder | |
| 24 | 炉灶 | lú zào | n | stove | |
| 25 | 卤味 | lǔ wèi | food prepared by stewing in soy sauce and spices | ||
| 26 | 芦花 | lú huā | reed catkin; reed flower |
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