捷径 (捷徑)
jié jìng
Pinyin
Definition
捷径 (捷徑)
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- shortcut
Character Decomposition
Idioms (3)
捷报频传
- 1 victory reports pour in (idiom); news of success in an endless stream
捷足先登
- 1 the quick-footed climb up first (idiom)
- 2 the early bird catches the worm
- 3 first come, first served
终南捷径
- 1 lit. Mt Zhongnan is a shortcut to a ministerial job (idiom); fig. to take a shortcut to promotion
Sample Sentences
我个人觉得学习语言没有捷径。主要看你愿不愿意在学习上花更多的时间和精力。有的人可能会说我工作实在太忙,挤不出大块儿的时间学习。但其实我们完全可以利用零碎的时间去记生词、写汉字。
Personally, I feel that there are no shortcuts to learning a language. It mainly depends on whether you are willing to spend more time and effort studying. Some people may say that I am really too busy with work and couldn't find a large chunk of time to study. But actually I can use scraps of time here and there to remember new words and write characters.
于是她想出一条捷径。她把一根绳子放进泥浆里转动,接着,她举起绳子向地面上一甩,泥浆洒落在地上,居然变成了一个个的人。
So she thought of a shortcut. She took a string, dipped it in the mud and swirled it around. Next, she pulled it out and swung it towards the ground, sprinkling mud upon the ground. These flecks of mud unexpectedly turned into individual people.
我知道,不过要收费的嘛。我的原则是免费,而且要有捷径。
Yeah, I know, but it costs money. I stick with the free stuff, and it's gotta have shortcuts too.
这个问题还是应该问你们自己。都考了这么多次试了, 以前怎么样,这次还一样。总之,好成绩没有捷径。大家回去好好复习吧。
This is a question you should ask yourself. You’ve all taken many exams, it’s the same now as it was before. In a word, there is no shortcut to good scores. Everyone go home and study hard.