岔路 chà lù ㄔㄚˋ ㄌㄨˋ caa3 lou6
- fork in the road
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岔
- 打岔 dǎ chà ㄉㄚˇ ㄔㄚˋ daa2 caa3 interruption
- 分岔 fēn chà ㄈㄣ ㄔㄚˋ fan1 caa3 (formal) to bifurcate; to branch
- 南岔 Nán chà ㄋㄢˊ ㄔㄚˋ naam4 caa3 see 南岔县
- 岔口 chà kǒu ㄔㄚˋ ㄎㄡˇ caa3 hau2 junction
- 岔子 chà zi ㄔㄚˋ ˙ㄗ caa3 zi2 branch road
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- 岔流 chà liú ㄔㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ caa3 lau4 branch stream
- 岔调 岔調 chà diào ㄔㄚˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ caa3 diu6 (of a voice) husky
- 岔道 chà dào ㄔㄚˋ ㄉㄠˋ caa3 dou6 side road
- 岔开 岔開 chà kāi ㄔㄚˋ ㄎㄞ caa3 hoi1 to diverge
- 眼岔 yǎn chà ㄧㄢˇ ㄔㄚˋ ngaan5 caa3 to mistake for sth else
- 听岔 聽岔 tīng chà ㄊㄧㄥ ㄔㄚˋ ting1 caa3 to mishear
- 道岔 dào chà ㄉㄠˋ ㄔㄚˋ dou6 caa3 railroad switch
- 三岔口 Sān chà kǒu ㄙㄢ ㄔㄚˋ ㄎㄡˇ saam1 caa3 hau2 At the Crossroads, famous opera, based on a story from 水浒传
- 出岔子 chū chà zi ㄔㄨ ㄔㄚˋ ˙ㄗ ceot1 caa3 zi2 to go wrong
- 南岔县 南岔縣 Nán chà Xiàn ㄋㄢˊ ㄔㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ naam4 caa3 jyun6 Nancha, a county in Yichun City 伊春市, Heilongjiang
- 扳道岔 bān dào chà ㄅㄢ ㄉㄠˋ ㄔㄚˋ paan1 dou6 caa3 railroad switch
- 找岔子 zhǎo chà zi ㄓㄠˇ ㄔㄚˋ ˙ㄗ zaau2 caa3 zi2 to look for blemishes
- 隔三岔五 gé sān chà wǔ ㄍㄜˊ ㄙㄢ ㄔㄚˋ ㄨˇ gaak3 saam1 caa3 ng5 variant of 隔三差五
路
- 一路 yī lù ㄧ ㄌㄨˋ jat1 lou6 the whole journey
- 上路 shàng lù ㄕㄤˋ ㄌㄨˋ soeng5 lou6 to start on a journey
- 修路 xiū lù ㄒㄧㄡ ㄌㄨˋ sau1 lou6 to repair a road
- 公路 gōng lù ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄨˋ gung1 lou6 highway
- 出路 chū lù ㄔㄨ ㄌㄨˋ ceot1 lou6 a way out (lit. and fig.)
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- 半路 bàn lù ㄅㄢˋ ㄌㄨˋ bun3 lou6 halfway
- 问路 問路 wèn lù ㄨㄣˋ ㄌㄨˋ man6 lou6 to ask for directions
- 小路 xiǎo lù ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄨˋ siu2 lou6 minor road; lane; pathway; trail
- 山路 shān lù ㄕㄢ ㄌㄨˋ saan1 lou6 mountain road
- 带路 帶路 dài lù ㄉㄞˋ ㄌㄨˋ daai3 lou6 to lead the way; to guide; to show the way
- 思路 sī lù ㄙ ㄌㄨˋ si1 lou6 line of thought; way of thinking
- 网路 網路 wǎng lù ㄨㄤˇ ㄌㄨˋ mong5 lou6 network (computer, telecom)
- 线路 線路 xiàn lù ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄨˋ sin3 lou6 (electricity) line; circuit; wire
- 走路 zǒu lù ㄗㄡˇ ㄌㄨˋ zau2 lou6 to walk; to go on foot
- 路上 lù shang ㄌㄨˋ ˙ㄕㄤ lou6 soeng6 on the road
- 路人 lù rén ㄌㄨˋ ㄖㄣˊ lou6 jan4 passer-by
- 路口 lù kǒu ㄌㄨˋ ㄎㄡˇ lou6 hau2 crossing
- 路子 lù zi ㄌㄨˋ ˙ㄗ lou6 zi2 method
- 路段 lù duàn ㄌㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ lou6 dyun6 stretch of road
- 路况 路況 lù kuàng ㄌㄨˋ ㄎㄨㄤˋ lou6 fong3 road condition(s) (e.g. surface, traffic flow etc)
Idioms with these characters
- 半路出家 bàn lù chū jiā ㄅㄢˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄔㄨ ㄐㄧㄚ bun3 lou6 ceot1 gaa1 lit. to enter monastic life at a mature age (idiom)
- 必经之路 必經之路 bì jīng zhī lù ㄅㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄓ ㄌㄨˋ bit1 ging1 zi1 lou6 (idiom) the road one must follow; the only way
- 筚路蓝缕 篳路藍縷 bì lù lán lǚ ㄅㄧˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄌㄢˊ ㄌㄩˇ the hardships of beginning an undertaking (idiom)
Show 7 more idioms with 路
- 豺狼当路 豺狼當路 chái láng dāng lù ㄔㄞˊ ㄌㄤˊ ㄉㄤ ㄌㄨˋ caai4 long4 dong1 lou6 ravenous wolves hold the road (idiom); wicked people in power
- 豺狼塞路 chái láng sāi lù ㄔㄞˊ ㄌㄤˊ ㄙㄞ ㄌㄨˋ caai4 long4 sak1 lou6 ravenous wolves block the road (idiom); wicked people in power
- 峰回路转 峰回路轉 fēng huí lù zhuǎn ㄈㄥ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄢˇ fung1 wui4 lou6 zyun2 the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom)
- 广开言路 廣開言路 guǎng kāi yán lù ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄎㄞ ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄨˋ gwong2 hoi1 jin4 lou6 to encourage the free airing of views (idiom)
- 进退无路 進退無路 jìn tuì wú lù ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄨˊ ㄌㄨˋ zeon3 teoi3 mou4 lou6 to have no alternative (idiom)
- 路不拾遗 路不拾遺 lù bù shí yí ㄌㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄧˊ lou6 bat1 sap6 wai4 lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom)
- 路人皆知 lù rén jiē zhī ㄌㄨˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄓ lou6 jan4 gaai1 zi1 understood by everyone (idiom); well known
Example sentences
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我们 我們 来到 來到 了 岔路 口 。
We've come to a fork in the road.
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我们 我們 到达 到達 岔路 口 时 時 ， 犹豫 猶豫 是 继续 繼續 往 城镇 城鎮 走去 ， 还是 還是 继续 繼續 往 山 上 走去 。
When we reached the fork, we hesitated between continuing towards the town or continuing towards the mountains.
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