路段

• Pinyin: lù duàn
• Hanzi breakdown: 路 = 足 + 各 (road); 段 = 殳 + 月 (section/segment)

Meaning

Road section; a specific stretch or segment of a road. Used in traffic, infrastructure, and logistics contexts to refer to a defined portion of a route.

Common in traffic news, road construction reports, and navigation. 危险路段 (dangerous road section), 施工路段 (road section under construction), and 限速路段 (speed-restricted section) are standard collocations in Chinese traffic management language.

Examples

1. 高速公路某路段因发生连环追尾事故，目前已封闭，车辆需绕行县道通行。 A section of the expressway has been closed due to a multi-car rear-end crash, and vehicles must detour via the county road.
2. 这段山区路段弯道密集、坡度较大，司机务必减速慢行以确保行车安全。 This mountainous stretch has many sharp turns and steep grades, so drivers must slow down to ensure safety.
3. 城市改造工程导致多个繁忙路段同时施工，给市民的日常出行带来了较大不便。 Urban redevelopment projects have put several busy road sections under construction at the same time, causing major inconvenience for residents’ daily travel.

Usage Guide

Context: traffic, infrastructure, logistics

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 交通广播提醒驾驶人，前方约三公里路段因积水严重，请提前降速并保持安全距离。(The traffic radio is reminding drivers that the section of road approximately three kilometres ahead is severely flooded — please reduce speed in advance and maintain a safe following distance.)
• 这一路段的改造工程预计历时八个月，届时将新增双向六条行车道，大幅缓解拥堵。(The renovation work on this road section is expected to take eight months, after which six additional lanes in both directions will be added, significantly easing congestion.)

Don't Say

• 将路段与路线或路径混淆 — 路段 refers to a specific portion of an existing road; 路线 (route) refers to an overall course of travel; 路径 (path) is more general or metaphorical

Origin & History

路 (road) + 段 (section/segment) — a segment of a road; widely used in modern Chinese infrastructure language

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal