Tā lìngpìxījìng, zhǎodào le xīn de yánjiū fāngxiàng.
He took a different path and found a new research direction.
Tips
usage
Positive - praises creative, independent thinking. Common in writing about innovation, research, art, and business strategy. 蹊径 means a little-trodden path or shortcut, implying your new way is not the obvious one.
memory
另 (another) + 辟 (to open up / clear) + 蹊径 (a side path through the woods). Picture someone abandoning the highway and cutting a fresh trail through the forest.
