开路

開路

kāilù

verb #14,866

Meanings

1 to open up a path
2 to make way
3 to pioneer
4 open circuit (electricity)

Characters

Examples

他在丛林中开路前进。

Tā zài cónglín zhōng kāilù qiánjìn.

He opened a path forward through the jungle.

警车在前面开路。

Jǐngchē zài qiánmiàn kāilù.

The police car cleared the way ahead.

Tips

usage

开路 has both literal (clear a physical path) and figurative (pioneer, blaze a trail) uses. In electronics, 开路 means 'open circuit' — the opposite of 短路 (duǎnlù, short circuit).

Stroke Order

开 kāi

路 lù