短路
duǎn lù
Pinyin

Definition

短路
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duǎn lù
  1. short circuit

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
duǎn
  1. 1 short
  2. 2 brief
  3. 3 to lack
  4. 4 weak point
  5. 5 fault
duǎn xìn
  1. 1 text message
  2. 2 SMS
  1. 1 surname Lu
shàng lù
  1. 1 to start on a journey
  2. 2 to be on one's way
zhōng lù
  1. 1 midway
  2. 2 mediocre (quality)
  3. 3 midfield (soccer)
gōng lù
  1. 1 highway
  2. 2 road
  3. 3 CL:條|条[tiáo]
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)
bàn lù
  1. 1 halfway
  2. 2 midway
  3. 3 on the way
kǎ lù lǐ
  1. 1 calorie (loanword)
tóng lù
  1. 1 to go the same way
tóng lù rén
  1. 1 fellow traveler
  2. 2 comrade
wèn lù
  1. 1 to ask for directions
  2. 2 to ask the way (to some place)
tào lù
  1. 1 sequence of movements in martial arts
  2. 2 routine
  3. 3 pattern
  4. 4 standard method
fēng lù
  1. 1 road closure
  2. 2 to close a road
shān lù
  1. 1 mountain road
wān lù
  1. 1 winding road
  2. 2 roundabout route
  3. 3 detour
  4. 4 (fig.) wrong way (of doing sth)
hòu lù
  1. 1 escape route
  2. 2 retreat route
  3. 3 communication lines to the rear
  4. 4 alternative course of action
  5. 5 room for maneuver
sī lù
  1. 1 train of thought
  2. 2 thinking
  3. 3 reason
  4. 4 reasoning
mò lù
  1. 1 end of the road
  2. 2 final road
  3. 3 fig. dead end
  4. 4 impasse

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
冤家路窄
yuān jiā lù zhǎi
  1. 1 lit. enemies on a narrow road (idiom); fig. an inevitable clash between opposing factions
取长补短
qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn
  1. 1 lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)
  2. 2 to use this in place of that
  3. 3 what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts
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
吃人家的嘴软,拿人家的手短
chī rén jiā de zuǐ ruǎn , ná rén jiā de shǒu duǎn
  1. 1 lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted
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)
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)
峰回路转
fēng huí lù zhuǎn
  1. 1 the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom)
  2. 2 (of a mountain road) twisting and turning
  3. 3 fig. an opportunity has come unexpectedly
  4. 4 things have taken a new turn
广开言路
guǎng kāi yán lù
  1. 1 to encourage the free airing of views (idiom)
张家长,李家短
Zhāng jiā cháng , Lǐ jiā duǎn
  1. 1 lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors
截长补短
jié cháng bǔ duǎn
  1. 1 take from the long to supplement the short (idiom)
  2. 2 to offset each other's deficiencies
  3. 3 to complement each other
投石问路
tóu shí wèn lù
  1. 1 lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to test the waters
扬长避短
yáng cháng bì duǎn
  1. 1 to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom)
  2. 2 to play to one's strengths
昼短夜长
zhòu duǎn yè cháng
  1. 1 the winter days are short and the nights long (idiom)
东家长西家短
dōng jiā cháng xī jiā duǎn
  1. 1 to gossip (idiom)
条条大路通罗马
tiáo tiáo dà lù tōng Luó mǎ
  1. 1 all roads lead to Rome
  2. 2 use different means to obtain the same result (idiom)
死路一条
sǐ lù yī tiáo
  1. 1 (idiom) dead end
  2. 2 road to ruin

Sample Sentences

一点安全意识都没有。你看看这房子,到处都是安全隐患。你看这电线,拉得乱七八糟的,很容易短路,引发火灾。还有这过道,本来就窄,还堆了这么多杂物,万一发生火灾,你们怎么逃啊?
yīdiǎn ānquán yìshi dōu méiyǒu 。nǐ kàn kan zhè fángzi ,dàochù dōu shì ānquányǐnhuàn 。nǐ kàn zhè diànxiàn ,lā de luànqībāzāo de ,hěn róngyì duǎnlù ,yǐnfā huǒzāi 。háiyǒu zhè guòdào ,běnlái jiù zhǎi ,hái duī le zhème duō záwù ,wànyī fāshēng huǒzāi ,nǐmen zěnme táo a ?
You don't have a clue about safety. Look at this room, there are dangers to your safety everywhere. Look at these power lines stretched every which way. It's easy for them to short circuit and cause a fire. And look at this passageway. It was narrow to begin with and there's so much junk piled up. If there's a fire, how will you get out?
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