白色路牌和绿色路牌(White Signs & Green Signs)

  　　

　　 在北京五花八门的路牌中其中有白色和绿色这样两种，看到白色路牌，说明你所在的路为东西走向，看到绿色的则为南北走向。有的牌子没有直接在上面指出“东dōng”、“ 西xī  ”、“南nán”、“北běi”，但你也可以根据颜色的不同来辨别出自己所在的方向。白底红字指东西，绿底白字指南北。  　 

  

　　 One of the easiest ways to orient oneself when navigating through Beijing is with the use of street signs. To many, it may be daunting – especially those without much experience reading characters or knowledge of pinyin. However, there are several easy ways to figure out where you are and where you should go. The first is the color of the sign. White signs indicate that the road is an east-west thoroughfare, while green signs indicate a north-south road. Also, some signs include words such as xi1, dong1, bei3, nan2, and zhong1. This is especially true on large roads (including the second-fifth ring roads) as well as other major boulevards. For example, Beichen Lu, as seen on the green sign below, is actually split into Beichen DongLu (Beichen East Road) and Beichen XiLu (Beichen West Road). This would tell you which Beichen Lu you are on, as large roads are often split.

大街dà jiē      正zhèng      阳yáng      大dà      街jiē      北běi       辰chén      路lù         
东dōng         西xī         南nán         北běi
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