old road; old ways
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesnoun
the old road one previously traveled
Literal meaning referring to a physical path or route.
Cūn村
zi子
lǐ里
chóng重
xiū修
le了
gōng公
lù路
，
nà那
tiáo条
lǎo老
lù路
yǐ已
jīng经
huāng荒
fèi废
le了
。
The village rebuilt the highway, and that old road has already fallen into disuse.
Tā他
píng凭
zhe着
jì记
yì忆
，
yòu又
zǒu走
shàng上
le了
fǎn返
xiāng乡
de的
lǎo老
lù路
。
Relying on memory, he walked back onto the old road leading to his hometown.
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Tàn探
xiǎn险
duì队
jué决
dìng定
bù不
zǒu走
lǎo老
lù路
，
ér而
shì是
kāi开
pì辟
yī一
tiáo条
xīn新
lù路
xiàn线
。
The expedition team decided not to take the old road, but to blaze a new trail.
noun
old methods; conventional ways; beaten track
Metaphorical usage, often implying outdated, inefficient, or uncreative approaches.
Qǐ企
yè业
yào要
chuàng创
xīn新
，
bù不
néng能
zǒng总
zǒu走
lǎo老
lù路
。
Enterprises need to innovate and cannot always follow the old ways.
Jiě解
jué决
xīn新
wèn问
tí题
yào要
yòng用
xīn新
sī思
lù路
，
bù不
néng能
yī依
lài赖
lǎo老
lù路
。
To solve new problems, we need new thinking and cannot rely on old methods.
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Tā他
de的
guǎn管
lǐ理
mó模
shì式
hái还
shì是
shàng上
shì世
jì纪
de的
lǎo老
lù路
，
yǐ已
jīng经
gēn跟
bù不
shàng上
shí时
dài代
le了
。
His management style is still the old path from the last century and can no longer keep up with the times.
Zài在
jiào教
yù育
gǎi改
gé革
shàng上
，
wǒ我
men们
jiān坚
jué决
bù不
zǒu走
huí回
tóu头
lù路
，
yě也
bù不
chóng重
fù复
shī失
bài败
de的
lǎo老
lù路
。
In educational reform, we are determined not to turn back, nor to repeat the failed old ways.