shortcut; short road
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
shortcut; shorter route
neutralRefers to a path or route that is shorter in distance than the usual or main route. Often used metaphorically for a faster way to achieve something.
Wǒ我
zhī知
dào道
yī一
tiáo条
qù去
chē车
zhàn站
de的
jìn近
dào道
。
I know a shortcut to the train station.
Wèi为
le了
jié节
shěng省
shí时
jiān间
，
tā他
jué决
dìng定
chāo抄
jìn近
dào道
。
To save time, he decided to take a shortcut.
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Xué学
xí习
méi没
yǒu有
jìn近
dào道
kě可
zǒu走
，
bì必
xū须
yī一
bù步
yī一
gè个
jiǎo脚
yìn印
。
There is no shortcut in learning; you must proceed step by step.
Nà那
tiáo条
xiǎo小
lù路
shì是
gè个
jìn近
dào道
，
dàn但
bù不
tài太
hǎo好
zǒu走
。
That trail is a shortcut, but it's not very easy to walk.
Zǒu走
。
Take the shortcut. (Idiomatic, from the original dictionary example)