抄小路
chāo xiǎo lù
Pinyin

Definition

抄小路
 - 
chāo xiǎo lù
  1. to take the back roads
  2. to take the side streets
  3. to take the small paths

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

小
xiǎo
  1. 1 small
  2. 2 tiny
  3. 3 few
  4. 4 young
小小
xiǎo xiǎo
  1. 1 very small
  2. 2 very few
  3. 3 very minor
小时
xiǎo shí
  1. 1 hour
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
路
Lù
  1. 1 surname Lu
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
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)
大大小小
dà dà xiǎo xiǎo
  1. 1 large and small
  2. 2 of all sizes
大小
dà xiǎo
  1. 1 dimension
  2. 2 magnitude
  3. 3 size
  4. 4 measurement
  5. 5 large and small
  6. 6 at any rate
  7. 7 adults and children
  8. 8 consideration of seniority
小丑
xiǎo chǒu
  1. 1 clown
小事
xiǎo shì
  1. 1 trifle
  2. 2 trivial matter
  3. 3 CL:點|点[diǎn]
小伙
xiǎo huǒ
  1. 1 young guy
  2. 2 lad
  3. 3 youngster
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
小伙子
xiǎo huǒ zi
  1. 1 young man
  2. 2 young guy
  3. 3 lad
  4. 4 youngster
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
小便
xiǎo biàn
  1. 1 to urinate
  2. 2 to pass water
  3. 3 urine

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
上有老下有小
shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo
  1. 1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
  3. 3 sandwich generation
不拘小节
bù jū xiǎo jié
  1. 1 to not bother about trifles (idiom)
以小人之心，度君子之腹
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù
  1. 1 to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
以小挤大
yǐ xiǎo jǐ dà
  1. 1 minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)
冤家路窄
yuān jiā lù zhǎi
  1. 1 lit. enemies on a narrow road (idiom); fig. an inevitable clash between opposing factions
升斗小民
shēng dǒu xiǎo mín
  1. 1 poor people (idiom)
  2. 2 those who live from hand to mouth
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
因小失大
yīn xiǎo shī dà
  1. 1 to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
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)
大事化小，小事化了
dà shì huà xiǎo , xiǎo shì huà liǎo
  1. 1 to turn big problems into small ones, and small problems into no problems at all (idiom)
大材小用
dà cái xiǎo yòng
  1. 1 using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom)
  2. 2 a sledgehammer to crack a nut
大处着眼，小处着手
dà chù zhuó yǎn , xiǎo chù zhuó shǒu
  1. 1 think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)
大街小巷
dà jiē xiǎo xiàng
  1. 1 great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
大惊小怪
dà jīng xiǎo guài
  1. 1 to make a fuss about nothing (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)
小不忍则乱大谋
xiǎo bù rěn zé luàn dà móu
  1. 1 (idiom) great plans can be ruined by just a touch of impatience

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