近路

jìnlù

noun #15,991

Meanings

1 shortcut
2 shorter route

Characters

near; close; short

road; path; route

Examples

我们走近路，能快二十分钟。

Wǒmen zǒu jìnlù, néng kuài èrshí fēnzhōng.

If we take the shortcut, we can save twenty minutes.

抄近路走那条小巷子。

Chāo jìnlù zǒu nà tiáo xiǎo xiàngzi.

Take the shortcut through that alley.

Tips

usage

走近路 and 抄近路 both mean to take a shortcut. 抄近路 (chāo jìnlù) is more colloquial and implies cutting through an unconventional path.

Stroke Order

近 jìn

路 lù