take to the streets

/teɪk tu ðə striːts/· phr. v.

人文/文化/社会B2

take to the streets
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Chinese meaning

走zǒu上shàng街jiē头tóu(抗kàng议yì)

成chéng群qún走zǒu上shàng街jiē头tóu游yóu行xíng抗kàng议yì

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数shù十shí万wàn法fǎ国guó民mín众zhòng上shàng街jiē游yóu行xíng

Example

Clashes break out at France’s Halloween protests, as hundreds of thousands take to streets

法fǎ国guó万wàn圣shèng节jié抗kàng议yì爆bào发fā冲chōng突tū,数shù十shí万wàn人rén走zǒu上shàng街jiē头tóu

Source: scmp.com · 31 Oct 2026

Background ✎

法fǎ国guó万wàn圣shèng节jié抗kàng议yì爆bào发fā冲chōng突tū,数shù十shí万wàn人rén走zǒu上shàng街jiē头tóu。周zhōu六liù警jǐng方fāng在zài巴bā黎lí等děng地dì发fā射shè催cuī泪lèi瓦wǎ斯sī并bìng与yǔ示shì威wēi者zhě对duì峙zhì,民mín众zhòng为wèi抗kàng议yì生shēng活huó成chéng本běn飙biāo升shēng和hé警jǐng察chá暴bào力lì而ér游yóu行xíng,部bù分fèn人rén扮bàn成chéng小xiǎo丑chǒu和hé女nǚ巫wū。

Roots · etymology

由 take to(投身于)与 street(街道)组合而成的习语

  • take(采取行动)+ to(前往)+ the streets(街头)

Collocations

  • take to the streets in protest / take to the streets to demand / thousands take to the streets

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