丝路
Sī Lù
Pinyin

Definition

丝路
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Sī Lù
  1. the Silk Road
  2. abbr. for 絲綢之路|丝绸之路[Sī chóu zhī Lù]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一路
yī lù
  1. 1 the whole journey
  2. 2 all the way
  3. 3 going the same way
  4. 4 going in the same direction
  5. 5 of the same kind
路
Lù
  1. 1 surname Lu
上路
shàng lù
  1. 1 to start on a journey
  2. 2 to be on one's way
中路
zhōng lù
  1. 1 midway
  2. 2 mediocre (quality)
  3. 3 midfield (soccer)
公路
gōng lù
  1. 1 highway
  2. 2 road
  3. 3 CL:條|条[tiáo]
出路
chū lù
  1. 1 a way out (lit. and fig.)
  2. 2 opportunity for advancement
  3. 3 a way forward
  4. 4 outlet (for one's products)
半路
bàn lù
  1. 1 halfway
  2. 2 midway
  3. 3 on the way
卡路里
kǎ lù lǐ
  1. 1 calorie (loanword)
同路
tóng lù
  1. 1 to go the same way
同路人
tóng lù rén
  1. 1 fellow traveler
  2. 2 comrade
问路
wèn lù
  1. 1 to ask for directions
  2. 2 to ask the way (to some place)
套路
tào lù
  1. 1 sequence of movements in martial arts
  2. 2 routine
  3. 3 pattern
  4. 4 standard method
封路
fēng lù
  1. 1 road closure
  2. 2 to close a road
山路
shān lù
  1. 1 mountain road
弯路
wān lù
  1. 1 winding road
  2. 2 roundabout route
  3. 3 detour
  4. 4 (fig.) wrong way (of doing sth)
后路
hòu lù
  1. 1 escape route
  2. 2 retreat route
  3. 3 communication lines to the rear
  4. 4 alternative course of action
  5. 5 room for maneuver
心路
xīn lù
  1. 1 scheme
  2. 2 artifice
  3. 3 tolerance
  4. 4 intention
  5. 5 motive
  6. 6 train of thought
  7. 7 brains
  8. 8 wit
  9. 9 ideas
思路
sī lù
  1. 1 train of thought
  2. 2 thinking
  3. 3 reason
  4. 4 reasoning
末路
mò lù
  1. 1 end of the road
  2. 2 final road
  3. 3 fig. dead end
  4. 4 impasse
歧路
qí lù
  1. 1 to diverge from the main road, also figuratively

Idioms (20)

一条路走到黑
yī tiáo lù zǒu dào hēi
  1. 1 lit. to follow one road until dark (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to stick to one's ways
  3. 3 to cling to one's course
一路顺风
yī lù shùn fēng
  1. 1 to have a pleasant journey (idiom)
上天无路，入地无门
shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén
  1. 1 lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be at the end of one's rope
  3. 3 to be trapped in a hopeless situation
冤家路窄
yuān jiā lù zhǎi
  1. 1 lit. enemies on a narrow road (idiom); fig. an inevitable clash between opposing factions
司马昭之心路人皆知
Sī mǎ Zhāo zhī xīn lù rén jiē zhī
  1. 1 lit. Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. an open secret
多个朋友多条路
duō gè péng yǒu duō tiáo lù
  1. 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. 1 Heaven never bars one's way (idiom); don't despair and you will find a way through.
  2. 2 Never give up hope.
  3. 3 Never say die.
天雨路滑
tiān yù lù huá
  1. 1 roads are slippery due to rain (idiom)
峰回路转
fēng huí lù zhuǎn
  1. 1 the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom)
  2. 2 (of a mountain road) twisting and turning
  3. 3 fig. an opportunity has come unexpectedly
  4. 4 things have taken a new turn
广开言路
guǎng kāi yán lù
  1. 1 to encourage the free airing of views (idiom)
投石问路
tóu shí wèn lù
  1. 1 lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to test the waters
条条大路通罗马
tiáo tiáo dà lù tōng Luó mǎ
  1. 1 all roads lead to Rome
  2. 2 use different means to obtain the same result (idiom)
死路一条
sǐ lù yī tiáo
  1. 1 (idiom) dead end
  2. 2 road to ruin
狭路相逢
xiá lù xiāng féng
  1. 1 lit. to meet face to face on a narrow path (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. enemies or rivals meet face to face
眼观六路耳听八方
yǎn guān liù lù ěr tīng bā fāng
  1. 1 lit. the eyes watch six roads and the ears listen in all directions
  2. 2 to be observant and alert (idiom)
穷途末路
qióng tú mò lù
  1. 1 lit. the path exhausted, the end of the road (idiom); an impasse
  2. 2 in a plight with no way out
  3. 3 things have reached a dead end
筚路蓝缕
bì lù lán lu:3
  1. 1 the hardships of beginning an undertaking (idiom)
自寻死路
zì xún sǐ lù
  1. 1 to follow the path to one's own doom (idiom)
  2. 2 to bring about one's own destruction
行万里路，读万卷书
xíng wàn lǐ lù , dú wàn juàn shū
  1. 1 Knowledge comes from books and from experience of the world. (idiom)
  2. 2 Learn as much as you can and do all you can.
豺狼塞路
chái láng sāi lù
  1. 1 ravenous wolves block the road (idiom); wicked people in power
  2. 2 a vicious tyranny rules the land

Sample Sentences

这些开拓事业之所以名垂青史，是因为使用的不是战马和长矛而是驼队和善意；依靠的不是坚船和利炮而是宝船和友谊。一代又一代“丝路人”架起了东西方合作的纽带、和平的桥梁。
zhèxiē kāituò shìyè zhīsuǒyǐ míngchuíqīngshǐ ，shì yīnwèi shǐyòng de búshi zhànmǎ hé chángmáo érshì tuó duì hé shànyì ；yīkào de búshi jiān chuán hé lì pào érshì bǎo chuán hé yǒuyì 。yīdài yòu yīdài “sīlùrén ”jià qǐ le dōngxīfāng hézuò de niǔdài 、hépíng de qiáoliáng 。
The reason these pioneering enterprises went down in history is because they did not make use of war horses and pikes, but rather camel caravans and goodwill; they relied not on sturdy warships and fierce cannon-fire, but treasure ships and friendship. Generation after generation of Silk Road travellers built a link of cooperation between East and West, a bridge of peace.
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古丝绸之路绵亘万里，延续千年，积淀了以和平合作、开放包容、互学互鉴、互利共赢为核心的丝路精神。这是人类文明的宝贵遗产。
gǔ SīchóuzhīLù miángèn WànLǐ ，yánxù qiānnián ，jīdiàn le yǐ hépíng hézuò 、kāifàng bāoróng 、hù xué hù jiàn 、hù lì gòng yíng wèi héxīn de SīLù jīngshén 。zhè shì rénlèi wénmíng de bǎoguì yíchǎn 。
The ancient Silk Road stretched tens of thousands of miles over one thousand years, leaving us with a Silk Road spirit of peaceful cooperation, openness and tolerance, mutual learning, mutual study, and win-win mutual benefit at its core. This is the precious inheritance of human civilization.
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