近路
jìn lù
Pinyin

Definition

近路
 - 
jìn lù
  1. shortcut

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

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
zuì jìn
  1. 1 recently
  2. 2 soon
  3. 3 nearest
  1. 1 surname Lu
jìn
  1. 1 near
  2. 2 close to
  3. 3 approximately
shàng lù
  1. 1 to start on a journey
  2. 2 to be on one's way

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
人无远虑,必有近忧
rén wú yuǎn lǜ , bì yǒu jìn yōu
  1. 1 He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).
  2. 2 Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
冤家路窄
yuān jiā lù zhǎi
  1. 1 lit. enemies on a narrow road (idiom); fig. an inevitable clash between opposing factions