馬路

Etymology
in , meaning “wide road used for horses”. How this came to be used as a general term for “paved road; street” is debated. Common theories include:


 * A natural semantic evolution (± modern repurposing) of the literary Chinese term.
 * A (the modern method of road construction) +, originally used in.

Noun

 * 1)  wide road used for horses and horse-drawn carriages
 * 2)  wide and flat road for the passage of vehicles; paved road;  road; street