近路

jìnlù

noun #15,991

Meanings

1 shortcut
2 shorter route

Characters

near; close; short

road; path; route

Examples

HSK 2

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.

HSK 7-9

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 is more colloquial and implies cutting through an unconventional path.

Stroke Order

近 jìn

路 lù