jiàndào

间道

Word · NounTraditional間道

secluded trail; shortcut

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

a secluded trail; a shortcut; a bypath

literary

Literary term used primarily in classical or formal writing to describe a small, often hidden or less-traveled path.

Wèi为
bì避
dí敌
jūn军
 ,
jiāng将
jūn军
shuài率
bù部
cóng从
xiǎo小
lù路
jiàn间
dào道
ér而
xíng行
 。

To evade the enemy, the general led his troops along a secluded trail.

Shān山
jiān间
yǒu有
yī一
jiàn间
dào道
 ,
kě可
zhí直
tōng通
shān山
dǐng顶
 。

There is a hidden path in the mountains that leads directly to the summit.

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Tā他
shú熟
xī悉
chéng城
lǐ里
de的
suǒ所
yǒu有
jiàn间
dào道
 ,
zǒng总
néng能
bǐ比
bié别
rén人
xiān先
dào到
 。

He knows all the shortcuts in the city and always arrives before others.