纹路
wén lù
Pinyin

Definition

纹路
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wén lù
  1. veined pattern
  2. wrinkles
  3. vein lines (in marble or fingerprint)
  4. grain (in wood etc)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

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
路
Lù
  1. 1 surname Lu
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
tóng lù
  1. 1 to go the same way
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)
套路
tào lù
  1. 1 sequence of movements in martial arts
  2. 2 routine
  3. 3 pattern
  4. 4 standard method
封路
fēng lù
  1. 1 road closure
  2. 2 to close a road
山路
shān lù
  1. 1 mountain road
弯路
wān lù
  1. 1 winding road
  2. 2 roundabout route
  3. 3 detour
  4. 4 (fig.) wrong way (of doing sth)
后路
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
心路
xīn lù
  1. 1 scheme
  2. 2 artifice
  3. 3 tolerance
  4. 4 intention
  5. 5 motive
  6. 6 train of thought
  7. 7 brains
  8. 8 wit
  9. 9 ideas
思路
sī lù
  1. 1 train of thought
  2. 2 thinking
  3. 3 reason
  4. 4 reasoning
末路
mò lù
  1. 1 end of the road
  2. 2 final road
  3. 3 fig. dead end
  4. 4 impasse
歧路
qí lù
  1. 1 to diverge from the main road, also figuratively

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
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
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)
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
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
狭路相逢
xiá lù xiāng féng
  1. 1 lit. to meet face to face on a narrow path (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. enemies or rivals meet face to face
眼观六路耳听八方
yǎn guān liù lù ěr tīng bā fāng
  1. 1 lit. the eyes watch six roads and the ears listen in all directions
  2. 2 to be observant and alert (idiom)
穷途末路
qióng tú mò lù
  1. 1 lit. the path exhausted, the end of the road (idiom); an impasse
  2. 2 in a plight with no way out
  3. 3 things have reached a dead end
筚路蓝缕
bì lù lán lu:3
  1. 1 the hardships of beginning an undertaking (idiom)
自寻死路
zì xún sǐ lù
  1. 1 to follow the path to one's own doom (idiom)
  2. 2 to bring about one's own destruction
行万里路，读万卷书
xíng wàn lǐ lù , dú wàn juàn shū
  1. 1 Knowledge comes from books and from experience of the world. (idiom)
  2. 2 Learn as much as you can and do all you can.
豺狼塞路
chái láng sāi lù
  1. 1 ravenous wolves block the road (idiom); wicked people in power
  2. 2 a vicious tyranny rules the land

Sample Sentences

这个开片裂纹细致规则，看着赏心悦目，我家那些茶器都带了茶渍，纹路也没这么好看。
zhège kāi piàn lièwén xìzhì guīzé ，kàn zhe shǎngxīnyuèmù ，wǒ jiā nàxiē chá qì dōu dài le chá zì ，wénlù yě méi zhème hǎokàn 。
The fine regularity in the flaws are really pleasing to the eye. The tea set I have at home is stained with tea, and the lines aren’t as pleasing to the eye.
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我还是觉得这些说法实在是太无依无据了。命运是要靠自己掌握的，而不是靠生辰八字来决定的。就拿看手相来说，手上的纹路难道就一定代表着一个人的命运走向吗？还有那个解梦大法，我做个梦就预示着我要中大奖，这实在是没什么道理的。
wǒ háishì juéde zhèxiē shuōfa shízài shì tài wúyīwújù le 。mìngyùn shì yào kào zìjǐ zhǎngwò de ，ér bùshì kào superstitions lái juédìng de 。jiù ná kàn shǒuxiàng láishuō ，shǒushàng de wénlù nándào jiù yīdìng dàibiǎo zhe yī ge rén de mìngyùn zǒuxiàng ma ？háiyǒu nàge jiěmèng dàfǎ ，wǒ zuò ge mèng jiù yùshì zhe wǒ yào zhòng dàjiǎng ，zhè shízài shì méi shénme dàolǐ de 。
I still think there's just no proof or evidence for this stuff. Only you can determine the course of your life-- it's not fixed by your birth date! Just take palm-reading as an example. Do you really believe that the wrinkles in your hand can represent the course of your entire life? And then there's dream interpretation-- I have a dream that predicts I'll win a big prize. There's no logic behind that.
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