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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

路边

Pronunciation / Transliteration: lùbiān

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Curbside/ˈkɜːrb.saɪd/
nounadjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这家餐厅提供路边取餐服务。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The area or space alongside a curb, typically next to a street or sidewalk.

    "We waited at the curbside for our taxi to arrive."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Done or provided at the edge of a street or sidewalk, such as picking up purchases or passengers.

    "The restaurant offers convenient curbside pickup for online orders."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Formed as a compound of the American English 'curb' (the edge of a sidewalk) and 'side' in the late 19th century. Initially used to describe areas or activities located immediately adjacent to a street curb, it has modernly expanded to describe commercial services conducted from the street side.

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