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Pronunciation / Transliteration: zǒuláng
"孩子们在走廊里奔向他们的教室。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A corridor or passage in a building that connects different rooms or areas.
"The children ran down the hallway to their classrooms." - 2
An area in a building that serves as a passageway, often leading to other rooms.
"She hung the pictures along the hallway walls."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'hallway' originates from the combination of 'hall', which comes from the Old English 'heall' meaning 'a large room or building', and 'way', derived from the Old English 'weg', meaning 'a path or road'. The term evolved in the late 19th century to refer specifically to a passage in a building.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hallway" is said worldwide
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couloir
Transliteration: ku-lwar
"Les enfants ont couru dans le couloir vers leurs salles de classe."
Flur
Transliteration: flur
"Die Kinder rannten den Flur zu ihren Klassenräumen entlang."
corridoio
Transliteration: kor-ri-do-io
"I bambini corsero lungo il corridoio verso le loro aule."
pasillo
Transliteration: pa-si-llo
"Los niños corrieron por el pasillo hacia sus aulas."
corredor
Transliteration: ko-re-dor
"As crianças correram pelo corredor em direção às suas salas de aula."
हॉलवे
Transliteration: haalve
"बच्चे अपने कक्षाओं की ओर हॉलवे में दौड़ रहे थे।"
走廊
Transliteration: zǒuláng
"孩子们在走廊里奔向他们的教室。"
복도
Transliteration: bokdo
"아이들이 복도를 따라 교실로 달려갔습니다."
廊下
Transliteration: ろうか
"子供たちは廊下を走って教室に向かいました。"
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