过道

• Pinyin: guò dào
• Hanzi breakdown: 过 = 辶 + 咼 — to pass through; 道 = 辶 (movement) + 首 (head) — the path one walks along

Meaning

Passageway; corridor; aisle — a narrow pathway used for walking through a space.

Refers to an indoor corridor between rooms, a public aisle in a cinema or plane, or an alleyway between buildings. Suggests a utilitarian space designed for transit rather than habitation. Common in architectural, hospitality, and everyday descriptive contexts.

Examples

1. 影院过道旁设有应急灯，以便在紧急情况下疏散观众。 Emergency lights are installed along the theater aisles to help evacuate the audience in an emergency.
2. 走廊尽头的过道连接着主楼与附属楼，使用十分频繁。 The passageway at the end of the corridor connects the main building and the annex and is used very frequently.
3. 搬家时，大型家具很难通过狭窄的过道，只能拆开才能运进去。 When moving, large furniture is hard to get through narrow passageways, so it has to be taken apart to move in.

Usage Guide

Context: architecture, daily life, transportation, buildings

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 请不要在过道上摆放杂物，以免阻碍紧急疏散通道。(Please do not place clutter in the passageway, as it may obstruct emergency evacuation routes.)
• 她选了一个靠近过道的座位，方便随时起身走动。(She chose a seat near the aisle so she could get up and move about at any time.)

Don't Say

• 我家有条宽敞的过道 — for a wider home corridor use 走廊 or 廊道; 过道 fits narrower utility passages between spaces

Origin & History

过 (to pass through) + 道 (road, way, path)

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal