Chinese word

路径

Pronunciation

Pinyinlù jìng

Meaning

  • nounroute

Example

我们改变了回家的路径。wǒ men gǎi biàn le huí jiā de lù jìng

We changed our route home.

Illustration for 路径 (route)

More examples

他选择了一条更短的路径。tā xuǎn zé le yì tiáo gèng duǎn de lù jìng

He chose a shorter route.

Core concept

A chosen line that leads from a starting point to a destination, condition, or result.

Common phrases

  • 改变路径gǎi biàn lù jìng

    change route

  • 选择路径xuǎn zé lù jìng

    choose a route

  • 沿着路径走yán zhe lù jìng zǒu

    walk along a route

Similar words

路线lù xiàn: A planned route linking a starting point with a destination.
道路dào lù: A physical road used by people or vehicles.
途径tú jìng: A route or means used to reach a goal.
方法fāng fǎ: A way of doing something to achieve a purpose.

Definition in Chinese

表示从一个地点或状态到另一个地点或状态所经过的路线、进路或方法，既可指实地路线也可指抽象的进路。biǎo shì cóng yí gè dì diǎn huò zhuàng tài dào lìng yí gè dì diǎn huò zhuàng tài suǒ jīng guò de lù xiàn jìn lù huò fāng fǎ jì kě zhǐ shí dì lù xiàn yě kě zhǐ chōu xiàng de jìn lù

Word origin

路径 (lùjìng, "route") combines 路 (lù, "road") + 径 (jìng, "path"), joining two ideas of a traveled line before extending to an organized way forward.

Usage tips

  • Computing provides a useful memory anchor: a file path identifies the folders traversed before a file, and the term also appears in technical descriptions of processes.

Other meanings

  • pathnoun
  • waynoun
  • coursenoun

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