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指路
zhǐ lù
Pinyin
Definition
指路
-
zhǐ lù
to give directions
Character Decomposition
指
扌
匕
日
路
⻊
夂
口
Related Words
(20)
一路
yī lù
1
the whole journey
2
all the way
3
going the same way
4
going in the same direction
5
of the same kind
指
zhǐ
1
finger
2
to point at or to
3
to indicate or refer to
4
to depend on
5
to count on
6
(of hair) to stand on end
指数
zhǐ shù
1
(numerical, statistical) index
2
(math.) exponent
3
index
4
exponential (function, growth)
路
Lù
1
surname Lu
上路
shàng lù
1
to start on a journey
2
to be on one's way
中指
zhōng zhǐ
1
middle finger
中路
zhōng lù
1
midway
2
mediocre (quality)
3
midfield (soccer)
公路
gōng lù
1
highway
2
road
3
CL:條|条[tiáo]
出路
chū lù
1
a way out (lit. and fig.)
2
opportunity for advancement
3
a way forward
4
outlet (for one's products)
半路
bàn lù
1
halfway
2
midway
3
on the way
南京路
Nán jīng lù
1
Nanjing St., large commercial street in Shanghai
卡路里
kǎ lù lǐ
1
calorie (loanword)
同路
tóng lù
1
to go the same way
同路人
tóng lù rén
1
fellow traveler
2
comrade
问路
wèn lù
1
to ask for directions
2
to ask the way (to some place)
大拇指
Dà mu zhǐ
1
Tom Thumb (small person in folk tales)
套路
tào lù
1
sequence of movements in martial arts
2
routine
3
pattern
4
standard method
封路
fēng lù
1
road closure
2
to close a road
山路
shān lù
1
mountain road
弯路
wān lù
1
winding road
2
roundabout route
3
detour
4
(fig.) wrong way (of doing sth)
Idioms
(20)
一弹指顷
yī tán zhǐ qǐng
1
a snap of the fingers (idiom); in a flash
2
in the twinkling of an eye
一条路走到黑
yī tiáo lù zǒu dào hēi
1
lit. to follow one road until dark (idiom)
2
fig. to stick to one's ways
3
to cling to one's course
一路顺风
yī lù shùn fēng
1
to have a pleasant journey (idiom)
上天无路,入地无门
shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén
1
lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
2
fig. to be at the end of one's rope
3
to be trapped in a hopeless situation
了如指掌
liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng
1
to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)
2
to know (a person, a place etc) inside out
令人发指
lìng rén fà zhǐ
1
to make one's hair stand up in anger (idiom); to raise people's hackles
伸手不见五指
shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐ
1
pitch-dark (idiom)
冤家路窄
yuān jiā lù zhǎi
1
lit. enemies on a narrow road (idiom); fig. an inevitable clash between opposing factions
十指不沾阳春水
shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ
1
to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom)
2
to lead a pampered life
司马昭之心路人皆知
Sī mǎ Zhāo zhī xīn lù rén jiē zhī
1
lit. Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone (idiom)
2
fig. an open secret
多个朋友多条路
duō gè péng yǒu duō tiáo lù
1
the more friends you have, the more options you have in life (idiom)
天无绝人之路
tiān wú jué rén zhī lù
1
Heaven never bars one's way (idiom); don't despair and you will find a way through.
2
Never give up hope.
3
Never say die.
天雨路滑
tiān yù lù huá
1
roads are slippery due to rain (idiom)
如臂使指
rú bì shǐ zhǐ
1
as the arm moves the finger (idiom)
2
freely and effortlessly
3
to have perfect command of
屈指可数
qū zhǐ kě shǔ
1
can be counted on one's fingers (idiom)
2
very few
峰回路转
fēng huí lù zhuǎn
1
the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom)
2
(of a mountain road) twisting and turning
3
fig. an opportunity has come unexpectedly
4
things have taken a new turn
广开言路
guǎng kāi yán lù
1
to encourage the free airing of views (idiom)
弹指一挥间
tán zhǐ yī huī jiān
1
in a flash (idiom)
弹指之间
tán zhǐ zhī jiān
1
a snap of the fingers (idiom); in an instant
2
in a short moment
3
in a flash
4
in the twinkling of an eye
投石问路
tóu shí wèn lù
1
lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom)
2
fig. to test the waters
Sample Sentences
食指我要用来指路!
shízhǐ wǒ yào yònglái zhǐlù !
I need the index finger to give directions!
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