pīnyīn 
pin1yin1 
ㄓㄨㄧㄣ 
 
simplified 
traditional 
 
路 
路 
lu4 
 
 
surname Lu 
路 
路 
lu4 
 
 
road; journey; route; line (bus etc); sort; kind 
 
strokes 
13 
 
radical 
 
 
strokes after radical 
6 
 
隘路 
隘路 
ai4 lu4 
 
 
defile; narrow passage 
八路军 
八路軍 
ba1 lu4 jun1 
 
 
the Eighth Route Army 
柏油路 
柏油路 
bai3 you2 lu4 
 
 
tarred road; asphalt road 
柏油马路 
柏油馬路 
bai3 you2 ma3 lu4 
 
 
tarred road; asphalt road 
半路 
半路 
ban4 lu4 
 
 
halfway; midway; on the way 
半路出家 
半路出家 
ban4 lu4 chu1 jia1 
 
 
switch to a job one was not trained for 
半路杀出的程咬金 
半路殺出的程咬金 
ban4 lu4 sha1 chu1 de5 cheng2 yao3 jin1 
 
 
see 半路殺出個程咬金|半路杀出个程咬金 
半路杀出个程咬金 
半路殺出個程咬金 
ban4 lu4 sha1 chu1 ge4 cheng2 yao3 jin1 
 
 
lit. Cheng Yaojin ambushes the enemy (saying); fig. sb shows up unexpectedly and disrupts the plan; sb whose presence is regarded as irksome 
宝成铁路 
寶成鐵路 
bao3 cheng2 tie3 lu4 
 
 
Baoji-Chengdu Railway 
俾路支 
俾路支 
bi3 lu4 zhi1 
 
 
Balochi (ethnic group of Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan) 
俾路支省 
俾路支省 
bi3 lu4 zhi1 sheng3 
 
 
Balochistan (Pakistan) 
必经之路 
必經之路 
bi4 jing1 zhi1 lu4 
 
 
the road one must follow or take; the only way; same as 必由之路 
闭路电视 
閉路電視 
bi4 lu4 dian4 shi4 
 
 
closed-circuit television 
筚路蓝缕 
篳路藍縷 
bi4 lu4 lan2 lv3 
 
 
the hardships of beginning an undertaking (idiom) 
必由之路 
必由之路 
bi4 you2 zhi1 lu4 
 
 
the road one must follow or take; the only way 
财路 
財路 
cai2 lu4 
 
 
livelihood 
岔路 
岔路 
cha4 lu4 
 
 
fork in the road 
豺狼当路 
豺狼當路 
chai2 lang2 dang1 lu4 
 
 
ravenous wolves hold the road (idiom); wicked people in power; a vicious tyranny rules the land 
豺狼塞路 
豺狼塞路 
chai2 lang2 sai1 lu4 
 
 
ravenous wolves block the road (idiom); wicked people in power; a vicious tyranny rules the land 
长途网路 
長途網路 
chang2 tu2 wang3 lu4 
 
 
long distance network 
超高速乙太网路 
超高速乙太網路 
chao1 gao1 su4 yi3 tai4 wang3 lu4 
 
 
Gigabit Ethernet 
抄后路 
抄後路 
chao1 hou4 lu4 
 
 
to outflank and attack from the rear 
抄近路 
抄近路 
chao1 jin4 lu4 
 
 
to take a shortcut 
抄小路 
抄小路 
chao1 xiao3 lu4 
 
 
to take the back roads; to take the side streets; to take the small paths 
车到山前必有路 
車到山前必有路 
che1 dao4 shan1 qian2 bi4 you3 lu4 
 
 
lit. When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through. (idiom); fig. Everything will turn out for the best.; Let's worry about it when it happens.; It will be all right on the night.; cf couplet 車到山前必有路,船到橋頭自然直|车到山前必有路,船到桥头自然直 
车到山前必有路,船到桥头自然直 
車到山前必有路,船到橋頭自然直 
che1 dao4 shan1 qian2 bi4 you3 lu4 - chuan2 dao4 qiao2 tou2 zi4 ran2 zhi2 
 
 
lit. When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through and when the boat gets to the pier-head, it will go straight with the current. (idiom); fig. Everything will turn out for the best.; Let's worry about it when it happens.; It will be all right on 
车到山前自有路 
車到山前自有路 
che1 dao4 shan1 qian2 zi4 you3 lu4 
 
 
lit. When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through. (idiom); fig. Everything will turn out for the best.; Let's worry about it when it happens.; It will be all right on the night.; cf couplet 車到山前必有路,船到橋頭自然直|车到山前必有路,船到桥头自然直 
出路 
出路 
chu1 lu4 
 
 
a way out (lit. and fig.); opportunity for advancement; a way forward; outlet (for one's products) 
穿马路 
穿馬路 
chuan1 ma3 lu4 
 
 
to cross (a street) 
词汇通路 
詞彙通路 
ci2 hui4 tong1 lu4 
 
 
lexical route 
此路不通 
此路不通 
ci3 lu4 bu4 tong1 
 
 
this road is blocked; fig. This method does not work.; Doing this is no good. 
大路 
大路 
da4 lu4 
 
 
avenue 
大路货 
大路貨 
da4 lu4 huo4 
 
 
staple goods 
带路 
帶路 
dai4 lu4 
 
 
to lead the way; to guide; to show the way; fig. to instruct 
带路人 
帶路人 
dai4 lu4 ren2 
 
 
a guide; fig. instructor 
挡路 
擋路 
dang3 lu4 
 
 
blocking the way 
道路 
道路 
dao4 lu4 
 
 
road; path; way 
道路工程 
道路工程 
dao4 lu4 gong1 cheng2 
 
 
road construction 
堤顶大路 
堤頂大路 
di1 ding3 da4 lu4 
 
 
promenade 
地下铁路 
地下鐵路 
di4 xia4 tie3 lu4 
 
 
subway 
电话网路 
電話網路 
dian4 hua4 wang3 lu4 
 
 
telephone network 
电话线路 
電話線路 
dian4 hua4 xian4 lu4 
 
 
telephone line 
电路 
電路 
dian4 lu4 
 
 
electric circuit 
电脑网路 
電腦網路 
dian4 nao3 wang3 lu4 
 
 
computer network 
电信网路 
電信網路 
dian4 xin4 wang3 lu4 
 
 
telecommunications network 
读万卷书,行万里路 
讀萬卷書,行萬里路 
du2 wan4 juan4 shu1 - xing2 wan4 li3 lu4 
 
 
see 行萬里路,讀萬卷書|行万里路,读万卷书 
短路 
短路 
duan3 lu4 
 
 
short circuit 
断路器 
斷路器 
duan4 lu4 qi4 
 
 
circuit breaker 
对路 
對路 
dui4 lu4 
 
 
suitable; to one's liking 
番路 
番路 
fan1 lu4 
 
 
Fanlu township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县, west Taiwan 
番路乡 
番路鄉 
fan1 lu4 xiang1 
 
 
Fanlu township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县, west Taiwan 
分流电路 
分流電路 
fen1 liu2 dian4 lu4 
 
 
shunt circuit; current divider (electronics) 
分头路 
分頭路 
fen1 tou2 lu4 
 
 
part (in one's hair) 
峰回路转 
峰回路轉 
feng1 hui2 lu4 zhuan3 
 
 
the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom); (of a mountain road) twisting and turning; fig. an opportunity has come unexpectedly; things have taken a new turn 
赶路 
趕路 
gan3 lu4 
 
 
to hasten on with one's journey; to hurry on 
高架道路 
高架道路 
gao1 jia4 dao4 lu4 
 
 
elevated road 
高速公路 
高速公路 
gao1 su4 gong1 lu4 
 
 
expressway; highway; freeway 
高速路 
高速路 
gao1 su4 lu4 
 
 
highway; expressway; same as 高速公路 
公共交换电话网路 
公共交換電話網路 
gong1 gong4 jiao1 huan4 dian4 hua4 wang3 lu4 
 
 
public switched telephone network; PSTN 
公路 
公路 
gong1 lu4 
 
 
highway; road 
公路赛 
公路賽 
gong1 lu4 sai4 
 
 
road race 
公路网 
公路網 
gong1 lu4 wang3 
 
 
road network 
公路自行车 
公路自行車 
gong1 lu4 zi4 xing2 che1 
 
 
road cycling 
公众电信网路 
公眾電信網路 
gong1 zhong4 dian4 xin4 wang3 lu4 
 
 
public telephone network 
骨干网路 
骨幹網路 
gu3 gan4 wang3 lu4 
 
 
backbone network 
冠状动脉旁路移植手术 
冠狀動脈旁路移植手術 
guan1 zhuang4 dong4 mai4 pang2 lu4 yi2 zhi2 shou3 shu4 
 
 
coronary bypass operation 
管路 
管路 
guan3 lu4 
 
 
piping (for water, oil, etc); conduit 
广播网路 
廣播網路 
guang3 bo1 wang3 lu4 
 
 
broadcast network 
广九铁路 
廣九鐵路 
guang3 jiu3 tie3 lu4 
 
 
Guangdong and Kowloon railway 
广开言路 
廣開言路 
guang3 kai1 yan2 lu4 
 
 
to encourage the free airing of views (idiom) 
广域网路 
廣域網路 
guang3 yu4 wang3 lu4 
 
 
wide area network; WAN 
归路 
歸路 
gui1 lu4 
 
 
the way back; return route 
过路费 
過路費 
guo4 lu4 fei4 
 
 
toll (fee for using a road) 
过路人 
過路人 
guo4 lu4 ren2 
 
 
a passer-by 
过马路 
過馬路 
guo4 ma3 lu4 
 
 
to cross the street 
哈利路亚 
哈利路亞 
ha1 li4 lu4 ya4 
 
 
hallelujah (loanword) 
横路 
橫路 
heng2 lu4 
 
 
side street; crossroad 
后路 
後路 
hou4 lu4 
 
 
escape route; retreat route; communication lines to the rear; alternative course of action; room for maneuver 
沪宁铁路 
滬寧鐵路 
hu4 ning2 tie3 lu4 
 
 
Shanghai-Nanjing Railway, a.k.a. Huning Railway 
环路 
環路 
huan2 lu4 
 
 
ring road; closed circuit; loop 
环形公路 
環形公路 
huan2 xing2 gong1 lu4 
 
 
ring road; beltway 
环形路 
環形路 
huan2 xing2 lu4 
 
 
circular road; circuit 
回路 
回路 
hui2 lu4 
 
 
to return; circuit (e.g. electric); loop 
活路 
活路 
huo2 lu4 
 
 
through road; way out; way to survive; means of subsistence 
活路 
活路 
huo2 lu5 
 
 
labor; physical work 
姬路城 
姬路城 
ji1 lu4 cheng2 
 
 
Himeji-jō, castle complex in Himeji, Hyōgo prefecture 兵庫縣|兵库县, Japan 
姫路市 
姫路市 
ji1 lu4 shi4 
 
 
Himeji city in Hyōgo prefecture 兵庫縣|兵库县, Japan 
姬路市 
姬路市 
ji1 lu4 shi4 
 
 
Himeji city in Hyōgo prefecture 兵庫縣|兵库县, Japan 
集成电路 
集成電路 
ji2 cheng2 dian4 lu4 
 
 
integrated circuit; IC 
季路 
季路 
ji4 lu4 
 
 
Ji Lu (542-480 BC), disciple of Confucius 孔夫子, also known as 子路 
记忆电路 
記憶電路 
ji4 yi4 dian4 lu4 
 
 
memory circuit 
加拿大太平洋铁路 
加拿大太平洋鐵路 
jia1 na2 da4 tai4 ping2 yang2 tie3 lu4 
 
 
Canadian Pacific railway 
加值型网路 
加值型網路 
jia1 zhi2 xing2 wang3 lu4 
 
 
value added network; VAN 
交换网路 
交換網路 
jiao1 huan4 wang3 lu4 
 
 
switched network 
交换虚电路 
交換虛電路 
jiao1 huan4 xu1 dian4 lu4 
 
 
Switched Virtual Circuit; SVC 
胶济铁路 
膠濟鐵路 
jiao1 ji4 tie3 lu4 
 
 
Jiaonan-Jinan railway 
近路 
近路 
jin4 lu4 
 
 
shortcut 
进路 
進路 
jin4 lu4 
 
 
way of proceeding; approach (to a task etc) 
进退无路 
進退無路 
jin4 tui4 wu2 lu4 
 
 
to have no alternative (idiom) 
京广铁路 
京廣鐵路 
jing1 guang3 tie3 lu4 
 
 
Jing-Guang (Beijing-Guangzhou) Railway 
京哈铁路 
京哈鐵路 
jing1 ha1 tie3 lu4 
 
 
Beijing-Harbin railway 
京九铁路 
京九鐵路 
jing1 jiu3 tie3 lu4 
 
 
JingJiu (Beijing-Kowloon) railway 
经陆路 
經陸路 
jing1 lu4 lu4 
 
 
overland 
径路 
徑路 
jing4 lu4 
 
 
route; path 
喀喇昆仑公路 
喀喇崑崙公路 
ka1 la3 kun1 lun2 gong1 lu4 
 
 
Karakorum Highway, linking Pakistan and Xinjiang 
卡路里 
卡路里 
ka3 lu4 li3 
 
 
calorie (loanword) 
开路 
開路 
kai1 lu4 
 
 
to open up a path; to make one's way through; to construct a road; (electricity) open circuit 
开路先锋 
開路先鋒 
kai1 lu4 xian1 feng1 
 
 
pioneer; trailbreaker 
拉撒路 
拉撒路 
la1 sa3 lu4 
 
 
Lazarus (Protestant transliteration) 
来路 
來路 
lai2 lu4 
 
 
incoming road; origin; past history 
来路不明 
來路不明 
lai2 lu4 bu4 ming2 
 
 
unidentified origin; no-one knows where it comes from; of dubious background 
拦路 
攔路 
lan2 lu4 
 
 
to block sb's path; to waylay 
拦路虎 
攔路虎 
lan2 lu4 hu3 
 
 
stumbling block 
兰新铁路 
蘭新鐵路 
lan2 xin1 tie3 lu4 
 
 
Lanzhou-Xinjiang railway 
老路 
老路 
lao3 lu4 
 
 
old road; familiar way; beaten track; conventional behavior 
理路 
理路 
li3 lu4 
 
 
logical thinking 
链路 
鏈路 
lian4 lu4 
 
 
link 
链路层 
鏈路層 
lian4 lu4 ceng2 
 
 
link layer 
两步路 
兩步路 
liang3 bu4 lu4 
 
 
a step away; very close 
林阴路 
林陰路 
lin2 yin1 lu4 
 
 
see 林蔭道|林荫道 
林荫路 
林蔭路 
lin2 yin4 lu4 
 
 
see 林蔭道|林荫道 
领路 
領路 
ling3 lu4 
 
 
to lead the way 
留后路 
留後路 
liu2 hou4 lu4 
 
 
to leave oneself a way out 
六环路 
六環路 
liu4 huan2 lu4 
 
 
Sixth ring road (Beijing), opened in 2008 
陇海铁路 
隴海鐵路 
long3 hai3 tie3 lu4 
 
 
Jiangsu-Gansu railway 
路霸 
路霸 
lu4 ba4 
 
 
brigand; (modern) uncivil driver; road hog; (PRC) person who sets up an illegal toll; (Tw) person who uses a part of the street as their private parking place 
路北区 
路北區 
lu4 bei3 qu1 
 
 
Lubei district of Tangshan city 唐山市, Hebei 
路边 
路邊 
lu4 bian1 
 
 
curb; roadside; wayside 
路标 
路標 
lu4 biao1 
 
 
a roadsign 
路不拾遗 
路不拾遺 
lu4 bu4 shi2 yi2 
 
 
lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom); fig. honesty prevails throughout society 
路程 
路程 
lu4 cheng2 
 
 
route; path traveled; distance traveled; course (of development) 
路痴 
路痴 
lu4 chi1 
 
 
person with a poor sense of direction 
路氹 
路氹 
lu4 dang4 
 
 
Cotai, portmanteau term referring to the islands of 路環|路环 (Coloane) and 氹仔 (Taipa) in Macau; the strip of reclaimed land between Coloane and Taipa; the island formed by Coloane, Taipa and the reclaimed land between them 
路得 
路得 
lu4 de2 
 
 
Ruth (name); variant of 路德; Luther 
路德 
路德 
lu4 de2 
 
 
Luther (name); Martin Luther (1483-1546), reformation protestant minister 
路德会 
路德會 
lu4 de2 hui4 
 
 
Lutheran church 
路得记 
路得記 
lu4 de2 ji4 
 
 
Book of Ruth 
路德雀鹛 
路德雀鶥 
lu4 de2 que4 mei2 
 
 
(bird species of China) Ludlow's fulvetta (Fulvetta ludlowi) 
路德维希 
路德維希 
lu4 de2 wei2 xi1 
 
 
Ludwig (name) 
路德维希港 
路德維希港 
lu4 de2 wei2 xi1 gang3 
 
 
Ludwigshafen am Rhein, German city on the Rhine opposite Mannheim 
路德宗 
路德宗 
lu4 de2 zong1 
 
 
Lutheran church 
路灯 
路燈 
lu4 deng1 
 
 
street lamp; street light 
路费 
路費 
lu4 fei4 
 
 
travel expenses; money for a voyage; toll 
路轨 
路軌 
lu4 gui3 
 
 
track (railroad, streetcar etc) 
路过 
路過 
lu4 guo4 
 
 
to pass by or through 
路虎 
路虎 
lu4 hu3 
 
 
Land Rover 
路环 
路環 
lu4 huan2 
 
 
Coloane, an island of Macao 
路加 
路加 
lu4 jia1 
 
 
Luke; St Luke the evangelist 
路加福音 
路加福音 
lu4 jia1 fu2 yin1 
 
 
Gospel according to St Luke 
路径 
路徑 
lu4 jing4 
 
 
path; route; method; ways and means 
路口 
路口 
lu4 kou3 
 
 
crossing; intersection (of roads) 
路况 
路況 
lu4 kuang4 
 
 
road condition(s) (e.g. surface, traffic flow etc) 
陆路 
陸路 
lu4 lu4 
 
 
land route; to go by surface transport 
路码表 
路碼表 
lu4 ma3 biao3 
 
 
odometer 
路面 
路面 
lu4 mian4 
 
 
pavement 
路南区 
路南區 
lu4 nan2 qu1 
 
 
Lunan district of Tangshan city 唐山市, Hebei 
路南彝族自治县 
路南彞族自治縣 
lu4 nan2 yi2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4 
 
 
Lu'nan Yizu Autonomous County in Yunnan 
路怒症 
路怒症 
lu4 nu4 zheng4 
 
 
road rage 
路旁 
路旁 
lu4 pang2 
 
 
roadside 
路桥 
路橋 
lu4 qiao2 
 
 
Luqiao district of Taizhou city 台州市, Zhejiang 
路桥 
路橋 
lu4 qiao2 
 
 
road bridge 
路桥区 
路橋區 
lu4 qiao2 qu1 
 
 
Luqiao district of Taizhou city 台州市, Zhejiang 
路人 
路人 
lu4 ren2 
 
 
passer-by; stranger 
路人皆知 
路人皆知 
lu4 ren2 jie1 zhi1 
 
 
understood by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name 
路沙卡 
路沙卡 
lu4 sha1 ka3 
 
 
Lusaka, capital of Zambia (Tw) 
路上 
路上 
lu4 shang5 
 
 
on the road; on a journey; road surface 
路上比终点更有意义 
路上比終點更有意義 
lu4 shang5 bi3 zhong1 dian3 geng4 you3 yi4 yi4 
 
 
The road means more than the destination.; It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive. 
路数 
路數 
lu4 shu4 
 
 
social connections; stratagem; method; approach; movement (martial arts); (sb's) background story 
路税 
路稅 
lu4 shui4 
 
 
road tax 
路条 
路條 
lu4 tiao2 
 
 
travel pass 
路透 
路透 
lu4 tou4 
 
 
Reuters (news agency) 
路透集团 
路透集團 
lu4 tou4 ji2 tuan2 
 
 
Reuters group plc 
路透金融词典 
路透金融詞典 
lu4 tou4 jin1 rong2 ci2 dian3 
 
 
Reuter's Financial Glossary 
路透社 
路透社 
lu4 tou4 she4 
 
 
Reuters News Agency 
路途遥远 
路途遙遠 
lu4 tu2 yao2 yuan3 
 
 
distant; far-flung 
路西法 
路西法 
lu4 xi1 fa3 
 
 
Lucifer (Satan's name before his Fall in Jewish and Christian mythology) 
路西弗 
路西弗 
lu4 xi1 fu2 
 
 
Lucifer (Satan's name before his Fall in Jewish and Christian mythology) 
路线 
路線 
lu4 xian4 
 
 
itinerary; route; political line (e.g. right revisionist road) 
路线图 
路線圖 
lu4 xian4 tu2 
 
 
route map; roadmap (also fig.) 
路向 
路向 
lu4 xiang4 
 
 
road direction; (fig.) direction; path 
路演 
路演 
lu4 yan3 
 
 
road show or promotional tour (for a product etc) 
路遥知马力,日久见人心 
路遙知馬力,日久見人心 
lu4 yao2 zhi1 ma3 li4 - ri4 jiu3 jian4 ren2 xin1 
 
 
just as distance determines the stamina of a horse, so does time reveal a person's true heart (proverb) 
路易 
路易 
lu4 yi4 
 
 
Louis or Lewis (name) 
路易·皮埃尔·阿尔都塞 
路易·皮埃爾·阿爾都塞 
lu4 yi4 - pi2 ai1 er3 - a1 er3 dou1 sai1 
 
 
Louis Pierre Althusser (1918-1990), Marxist philosopher 
路易港 
路易港 
lu4 yi4 gang3 
 
 
Port Louis, capital of Mauritius 
路易斯 
路易斯 
lu4 yi4 si1 
 
 
Louis or Lewis (name) 
路易斯·伊纳西奥·卢拉·达席尔瓦 
路易斯·伊納西奧·盧拉·達席爾瓦 
lu4 yi4 si1 - yi1 na4 xi1 ao4 - lu2 la1 - da2 xi2 er3 wa3 
 
 
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the thirty-fifth President of Brazil; Lula 
路易斯安那 
路易斯安那 
lu4 yi4 si1 an1 na4 
 
 
Louisiana, US state 
路易斯安那州 
路易斯安那州 
lu4 yi4 si1 an1 na4 zhou1 
 
 
Louisiana, US state 
路易威登 
路易威登 
lu4 yi4 wei1 deng1 
 
 
Louis Vuitton (brand) 
路由 
路由 
lu4 you2 
 
 
routing (in computer networks) 
路由器 
路由器 
lu4 you2 qi4 
 
 
router (computing) 
路由协定 
路由協定 
lu4 you2 xie2 ding4 
 
 
routing protocol 
路由协议 
路由協議 
lu4 you2 xie2 yi4 
 
 
routing protocols 
路缘 
路緣 
lu4 yuan2 
 
 
curb 
路障 
路障 
lu4 zhang4 
 
 
roadblock; barricade 
路竹 
路竹 
lu4 zhu2 
 
 
Luzhu or Luchu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县, southwest Taiwan 
路竹乡 
路竹鄉 
lu4 zhu2 xiang1 
 
 
Luzhu or Luchu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县, southwest Taiwan 
路转粉 
路轉粉 
lu4 zhuan3 fen3 
 
 
(Internet slang) to go from being indifferent to being a big fan 
路子 
路子 
lu4 zi5 
 
 
method; way; approach 
乱穿马路 
亂穿馬路 
luan4 chuan1 ma3 lu4 
 
 
to jaywalk 
罗伯特·路易斯·斯蒂文森 
羅伯特·路易斯·斯蒂文森 
luo2 bo2 te4 - lu4 yi4 si1 - si1 di4 wen2 sen1 
 
 
Robert Louis Stevenson (novelist), author of Treasure Island 金銀島|金银岛 
逻辑链路控制 
邏輯鏈路控制 
luo2 ji5 lian4 lu4 kong4 zhi4 
 
 
logical link control; LLC 
马丁·路德 
馬丁·路德 
ma3 ding1 - lu4 de2 
 
 
Martin Luther (1483-1546), key figure of the Protestant Reformation 
马丁·路德·金 
馬丁·路德·金 
ma3 ding1 - lu4 de2 - jin1 
 
 
Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968), American clergyman and civil rights activist 
马路 
馬路 
ma3 lu4 
 
 
street; road 
马路口 
馬路口 
ma3 lu4 kou3 
 
 
intersection (of roads) 
马路牙子 
馬路牙子 
ma3 lu4 ya2 zi5 
 
 
curb 
马路沿儿 
馬路沿兒 
ma3 lu4 yan2 er5 
 
 
roadside; edge of the road 
买路财 
買路財 
mai3 lu4 cai2 
 
 
see 買路錢|买路钱 
买路钱 
買路錢 
mai3 lu4 qian2 
 
 
money extorted as a right of passage; illegal toll; (old) paper money thrown along the way of a funeral procession 
门路 
門路 
men2 lu4 
 
 
way of doing sth; the right social connection 
迷路 
迷路 
mi2 lu4 
 
 
to lose the way; lost; labyrinth; labyrinthus vestibularis (of the inner ear) 
末路 
末路 
mo4 lu4 
 
 
end of the road; final road; fig. dead end; impasse 
陌路 
陌路 
mo4 lu4 
 
 
(literary) stranger 
陌路人 
陌路人 
mo4 lu4 ren2 
 
 
stranger 
南京路 
南京路 
nan2 jing1 lu4 
 
 
Nanjing St., large commercial street in Shanghai 
盘陀路 
盤陀路 
pan2 tuo2 lu4 
 
 
twisting path; tortuous road 
旁路 
旁路 
pang2 lu4 
 
 
to bypass 
坡路 
坡路 
po1 lu4 
 
 
sloping road; hill road 
铺路 
鋪路 
pu1 lu4 
 
 
to pave (with paving stones); to lay a road; to give a present to sb to ensure success 
歧路 
歧路 
qi2 lu4 
 
 
to diverge from the main road, also figuratively 
歧路灯 
歧路燈 
qi2 lu4 deng1 
 
 
Lamp in the Side Street, novel by Qing dynasty writer Li Lüyuan 李綠園|李绿园; also written 岐路燈|岐路灯 
企业间网路 
企業間網路 
qi3 ye4 jian1 wang3 lu4 
 
 
extranet; company-external network 
企业内网路 
企業內網路 
qi3 ye4 nei4 wang3 lu4 
 
 
intranet; company-internal network 
砌路 
砌路 
qi4 lu4 
 
 
paving 
轻车熟路 
輕車熟路 
qing1 che1 shu2 lu4 
 
 
lit. to drive a lightweight chariot on a familiar road (idiom); fig. to do sth routinely and with ease; a walk in the park 
青藏公路 
青藏公路 
qing1 zang4 gong1 lu4 
 
 
Qinghai-Tibet road (from 1984) 
青藏铁路 
青藏鐵路 
qing1 zang4 tie3 lu4 
 
 
Qinghai-Tibet railway 
青藏铁路线 
青藏鐵路線 
qing1 zang4 tie3 lu4 xian4 
 
 
Qinghai-Tibet railway 
穷途末路 
窮途末路 
qiong2 tu2 mo4 lu4 
 
 
lit. the path exhausted, the end of the road (idiom); an impasse; in a plight with no way out; things have reached a dead end 
区域网路 
區域網路 
qu1 yu4 wang3 lu4 
 
 
local area network; LAN 
区域网路技术 
區域網路技術 
qu1 yu4 wang3 lu4 ji4 shu4 
 
 
LAN technology 
去路 
去路 
qu4 lu4 
 
 
the way one is following; outlet 
泉路 
泉路 
quan2 lu4 
 
 
netherworld 
群众路线 
群眾路線 
qun2 zhong4 lu4 xian4 
 
 
the mass line, CPC term for Party policy aimed at broadening and cultivating contacts with the masses 
让胡路 
讓胡路 
rang4 hu2 lu4 
 
 
Ranghulu district of Daqing city 大慶|大庆, Heilongjiang 
让胡路区 
讓胡路區 
rang4 hu2 lu4 qu1 
 
 
Ranghulu district of Daqing city 大慶|大庆, Heilongjiang 
让路 
讓路 
rang4 lu4 
 
 
to make way (for sth) 
绕路 
繞路 
rao4 lu4 
 
 
to make a detour; to take the long route 
人生路不熟 
人生路不熟 
ren2 sheng1 lu4 bu4 shu2 
 
 
everything is unfamiliar 
塞浦路斯 
塞浦路斯 
sai4 pu3 lu4 si1 
 
 
Cyprus 
山不转路转 
山不轉路轉 
shan1 bu4 zhuan4 lu4 zhuan4 
 
 
see 山不轉水轉|山不转水转 
山路 
山路 
shan1 lu4 
 
 
mountain road 
商路 
商路 
shang1 lu4 
 
 
trade route 
上路 
上路 
shang4 lu4 
 
 
to start on a journey; to be on one's way 
上坡路 
上坡路 
shang4 po1 lu4 
 
 
uphill road; slope up; fig. upward trend; progress 
上天无路,入地无门 
上天無路,入地無門 
shang4 tian1 wu2 lu4 - ru4 di4 wu2 men2 
 
 
lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom); fig. to be at the end of one's rope; to be trapped in a hopeless situation 
神经网路 
神經網路 
shen2 jing1 wang3 lu4 
 
 
neural network (artificial or biological) 
生路 
生路 
sheng1 lu4 
 
 
a way to make a living; a way to survive; a way out of a predicament 
圣路易斯 
聖路易斯 
sheng4 lu4 yi4 si1 
 
 
St Louis, large city in eastern Missouri 
石板路 
石板路 
shi2 ban3 lu4 
 
 
road or pavement laid with flagstones 
十一路 
十一路 
shi2 yi1 lu4 
 
 
(coll.) going on foot 
十字路口 
十字路口 
shi2 zi4 lu4 kou3 
 
 
crossroads; intersection 
视若路人 
視若路人 
shi4 ruo4 lu4 ren2 
 
 
to view as strangers 
熟路 
熟路 
shu2 lu4 
 
 
familiar road; beaten track 
熟门熟路 
熟門熟路 
shu2 men2 shu2 lu4 
 
 
familiar 
数据链路 
數據鏈路 
shu4 ju4 lian4 lu4 
 
 
data link 
数据链路层 
數據鏈路層 
shu4 ju4 lian4 lu4 ceng2 
 
 
data link layer 
数据链路连接标识 
數據鏈路連接標識 
shu4 ju4 lian4 lu4 lian2 jie1 biao1 zhi4 
 
 
data link connection identifier (DLCI) 
数位网路 
數位網路 
shu4 wei4 wang3 lu4 
 
 
digital network 
数字电路 
數字電路 
shu4 zi4 dian4 lu4 
 
 
digital circuit 
数字用户线路 
數字用戶線路 
shu4 zi4 yong4 hu4 xian4 lu4 
 
 
digital subscriber line (DSL) 
水路 
水路 
shui3 lu4 
 
 
waterway 
顺路 
順路 
shun4 lu4 
 
 
by the way; while out doing sth else; conveniently 
丝绸古路 
絲綢古路 
si1 chou2 gu3 lu4 
 
 
the ancient Silk Road; see also 絲綢之路|丝绸之路 
丝绸之路 
絲綢之路 
si1 chou2 zhi1 lu4 
 
 
the Silk Road 
思路 
思路 
si1 lu4 
 
 
train of thought; thinking; reason; reasoning 
丝路 
絲路 
si1 lu4 
 
 
the Silk Road; abbr. for 絲綢之路|丝绸之路 
思路敏捷 
思路敏捷 
si1 lu4 min3 jie2 
 
 
quick-witted 
司马昭之心路人皆知 
司馬昭之心路人皆知 
si1 ma3 zhao1 zhi1 xin1 lu4 ren2 jie1 zhi1 
 
 
lit. Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone (idiom); fig. an open secret 
死路 
死路 
si3 lu4 
 
 
dead end; (fig.) the road to disaster 
苏花公路 
蘇花公路 
su1 hua1 gong1 lu4 
 
 
Suhua Highway, coastal road in northern Taiwan, built on the side of cliffs above the Pacific Ocean 
塔加路族语 
塔加路族語 
ta3 jia1 lu4 zu2 yu3 
 
 
Tagalog (language) 
太平洋联合铁路 
太平洋聯合鐵路 
tai4 ping2 yang2 lian2 he2 tie3 lu4 
 
 
Union Pacific Railroad 
探路 
探路 
tan4 lu4 
 
 
to find a path 
探路者 
探路者 
tan4 lu4 zhe3 
 
 
Pathfinder, NASA spacecraft sent to Mars in 1977 
套路 
套路 
tao4 lu4 
 
 
sequence of movements in martial arts; routine; pattern; standard method 
天路历程 
天路歷程 
tian1 lu4 li4 cheng2 
 
 
Pilgrim's Progress, 1678 novel by John Bunyan (first Chinese translation 1851) 
天无绝人之路 
天無絕人之路 
tian1 wu2 jue2 ren2 zhi1 lu4 
 
 
Heaven never bars one's way (idiom); don't despair and you will find a way through.; Never give up hope.; Never say die. 
天雨路滑 
天雨路滑 
tian1 yu4 lu4 hua2 
 
 
roads are slippery due to rain (idiom) 
条条大路通罗马 
條條大路通羅馬 
tiao2 tiao2 da4 lu4 tong1 luo2 ma3 
 
 
all roads lead to Rome; use different means to obtain the same result (idiom) 
铁路 
鐵路 
tie3 lu4 
 
 
railroad; railway 
铁路线 
鐵路線 
tie3 lu4 xian4 
 
 
railway line 
通路 
通路 
tong1 lu4 
 
 
thoroughfare; passage; pathway; channel 
同路 
同路 
tong2 lu4 
 
 
to go the same way 
同路人 
同路人 
tong2 lu4 ren2 
 
 
fellow traveler; comrade 
头路 
頭路 
tou2 lu4 
 
 
clue; thread (of a story); mate; first class 
投石问路 
投石問路 
tou2 shi2 wen4 lu4 
 
 
lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom); fig. to test the waters 
徒步路径 
徒步路徑 
tu2 bu4 lu4 jing4 
 
 
hiking trail 
土路 
土路 
tu3 lu4 
 
 
dirt road 
退路 
退路 
tui4 lu4 
 
 
a way out; a way to retreat; leeway 
驮运路 
馱運路 
tuo2 yun4 lu4 
 
 
a bridle path 
外路 
外路 
wai4 lu4 
 
 
see 外地 
弯路 
彎路 
wan1 lu4 
 
 
winding road; roundabout route; detour; (fig.) wrong way (of doing sth) 
万宝路 
萬寶路 
wan4 bao3 lu4 
 
 
Marlboro (cigarette) 
网际网路 
網際網路 
wang3 ji4 wang3 lu4 
 
 
Internet 
网路 
網路 
wang3 lu4 
 
 
network (computer, telecom); Internet; Taiwanese term for 網絡|网络 
网路服务 
網路服務 
wang3 lu4 fu2 wu4 
 
 
network service 
网路环境 
網路環境 
wang3 lu4 huan2 jing4 
 
 
network environment 
网路架构 
網路架構 
wang3 lu4 jia4 gou4 
 
 
network infrastructure 
网路节点 
網路節點 
wang3 lu4 jie2 dian3 
 
 
network node 
网路节点介面 
網路節點介面 
wang3 lu4 jie2 dian3 jie4 mian4 
 
 
network node interface 
网路链接层 
網路鏈接層 
wang3 lu4 lian4 jie1 ceng2 
 
 
network link layer 
网路平台 
網路平台 
wang3 lu4 ping2 tai2 
 
 
network platform 
网路特务 
網路特務 
wang3 lu4 te4 wu5 
 
 
Internet troll (agent provocateur on forums etc) 
网路应用 
網路應用 
wang3 lu4 ying4 yong4 
 
 
network application 
网路作业系统 
網路作業系統 
wang3 lu4 zuo4 ye4 xi4 tong3 
 
 
network operating system 
网络铁路 
網絡鐵路 
wang3 luo4 tie3 lu4 
 
 
Network Rail (UK railway organization) 
纹路 
紋路 
wen2 lu4 
 
 
veined pattern; wrinkles; vein lines (in marble or fingerprint); grain (in wood etc) 
问路 
問路 
wen4 lu4 
 
 
to ask for directions; to ask the way (to some place) 
乌节路 
烏節路 
wu1 jie2 lu4 
 
 
Orchard Road, Singapore (shopping and tourist area) 
无路可逃 
無路可逃 
wu2 lu4 ke3 tao2 
 
 
no way out; nowhere to go; trapped beyond hope of rescue; painted into a corner 
无路可退 
無路可退 
wu2 lu4 ke3 tui4 
 
 
without a retreat route; caught in a dead end; having burned one's bridges 
无路可走 
無路可走 
wu2 lu4 ke3 zou3 
 
 
nowhere to go; at the end of one's tether 
无线网路 
無線網路 
wu2 xian4 wang3 lu4 
 
 
wireless network 
狭路 
狹路 
xia2 lu4 
 
 
gorge 
狭路相逢 
狹路相逢 
xia2 lu4 xiang1 feng2 
 
 
lit. to meet face to face on a narrow path (idiom); fig. enemies or rivals meet face to face 
下坡路 
下坡路 
xia4 po1 lu4 
 
 
downhill road; (fig.) downhill path 
线路 
線路 
xian4 lu4 
 
 
line; circuit; wire; road; railway track; bus route 
销路 
銷路 
xiao1 lu4 
 
 
sale; market; state of the market; sales event 
小路 
小路 
xiao3 lu4 
 
 
minor road; lane; pathway; trail 
邪路 
邪路 
xie2 lu4 
 
 
see 邪道 
心路 
心路 
xin1 lu4 
 
 
scheme; artifice; tolerance; intention; motive; train of thought; brains; wit; ideas 
行军路线 
行軍路線 
xing2 jun1 lu4 xian4 
 
 
army itinerary; route of march 
行路 
行路 
xing2 lu4 
 
 
to travel; transport 
行千里路,读万卷书 
行千里路,讀萬卷書 
xing2 qian1 li3 lu4 - du2 wan4 juan4 shu1 
 
 
see 行萬里路,讀萬卷書|行万里路,读万卷书 
形同陌路 
形同陌路 
xing2 tong2 mo4 lu4 
 
 
to be estranged 
行万里路,读万卷书 
行萬里路,讀萬卷書 
xing2 wan4 li3 lu4 - du2 wan4 juan4 shu1 
 
 
Knowledge comes from books and from experience of the world. (idiom); Learn as much as you can and do all you can. 
行万里路胜读万卷书 
行萬里路勝讀萬捲書 
xing2 wan4 li3 lu4 sheng4 du2 wan4 juan3 shu1 
 
 
to travel a thousand miles beats reading a thousand books 
修路 
修路 
xiu1 lu4 
 
 
to repair a road 
虚电路 
虛電路 
xu1 dian4 lu4 
 
 
virtual circuit; VC 
血路 
血路 
xue4 lu4 
 
 
desperate getaway (from a battlefield); to cut a bloody path out of a battlefield 
压路机 
壓路機 
ya1 lu4 ji1 
 
 
road roller 
轧马路 
軋馬路 
ya4 ma3 lu4 
 
 
to stroll around the streets (esp. of a young couple) 
压马路 
壓馬路 
ya4 ma3 lu4 
 
 
variant of 軋馬路|轧马路 
沿路 
沿路 
yan2 lu4 
 
 
along the way; the duration of a journey 
眼观六路耳听八方 
眼觀六路耳聽八方 
yan3 guan1 liu4 lu4 er3 ting1 ba1 fang1 
 
 
lit. the eyes watch six roads and the ears listen in all directions; to be observant and alert (idiom) 
养路费 
養路費 
yang3 lu4 fei4 
 
 
road maintenance tax (China) 
要路 
要路 
yao4 lu4 
 
 
important road; main thoroughfare; fig. key position 
耶路撒冷 
耶路撒冷 
ye1 lu4 sa1 leng3 
 
 
Jerusalem, capital of Israel 
野路子 
野路子 
ye3 lu4 zi5 
 
 
(coll.) unorthodox (method etc) 
一路 
一路 
yi1 lu4 
 
 
the whole journey; all the way; going the same way; going in the same direction; of the same kind 
一路风尘 
一路風塵 
yi1 lu4 feng1 chen2 
 
 
to live an exhausting journey 
一路来 
一路來 
yi1 lu4 lai2 
 
 
all the way; all along; since the start 
一路平安 
一路平安 
yi1 lu4 ping2 an1 
 
 
to have a pleasant journey; Bon voyage! 
一路顺风 
一路順風 
yi1 lu4 shun4 feng1 
 
 
to have a pleasant journey (idiom) 
以太网路 
以太網路 
yi3 tai4 wang3 lu4 
 
 
Ethernet 
异质网路 
異質網路 
yi4 zhi4 wang3 lu4 
 
 
heterogeneous network 
引路 
引路 
yin3 lu4 
 
 
to guide; to show the way 
印刷电路板 
印刷電路板 
yin4 shua1 dian4 lu4 ban3 
 
 
printed circuit board 
印制电路 
印製電路 
yin4 zhi4 dian4 lu4 
 
 
printed circuit 
印制电路板 
印製電路板 
yin4 zhi4 dian4 lu4 ban3 
 
 
printed circuit board 
永久虚电路 
永久虛電路 
yong3 jiu3 xu1 dian4 lu4 
 
 
Permanent Virtual Circuit; PVC 
甬路 
甬路 
yong3 lu4 
 
 
paved path 
蚰蜒路 
蚰蜒路 
you2 yan5 lu4 
 
 
lit. centipede's path; fig. narrow winding road 
冤家路窄 
冤家路窄 
yuan1 jia1 lu4 zhai3 
 
 
lit. enemies on a narrow road (idiom); fig. an inevitable clash between opposing factions 
冤枉路 
冤枉路 
yuan1 wang5 lu4 
 
 
pointless trip; not worth the trip 
粤汉铁路 
粵漢鐵路 
yue4 han4 tie3 lu4 
 
 
Canton-Hankou Railway, linking Guangzhou and Wuchang, incorporated since 1957 into the Jing-Guang Railway 京廣鐵路|京广铁路 
找门路 
找門路 
zhao3 men2 lu4 
 
 
to seek help from social connections 
蒸汽压路机 
蒸汽壓路機 
zheng1 qi4 ya1 lu4 ji1 
 
 
steamroller 
整体服务数位网路 
整體服務數位網路 
zheng3 ti3 fu2 wu4 shu4 wei4 wang3 lu4 
 
 
Integrated Services Digital Network; ISDN 
整体数位服务网路 
整體數位服務網路 
zheng3 ti3 shu4 wei4 fu2 wu4 wang3 lu4 
 
 
Integrated Service Digital Network; ISDN 
正路 
正路 
zheng4 lu4 
 
 
the right way 
正确路线 
正確路線 
zheng4 que4 lu4 xian4 
 
 
correct line (i.e. the party line) 
之字路 
之字路 
zhi1 zi4 lu4 
 
 
zigzag road; switchback 
指路 
指路 
zhi3 lu4 
 
 
to give directions 
中间路线 
中間路線 
zhong1 jian1 lu4 xian4 
 
 
middle road (in politics) 
主干网路 
主幹網路 
zhu3 gan4 wang3 lu4 
 
 
core network; backbone network 
专用集成电路 
專用集成電路 
zhuan1 yong4 ji2 cheng2 dian4 lu4 
 
 
application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) 
专用网路 
專用網路 
zhuan1 yong4 wang3 lu4 
 
 
dedicated network 
子路 
子路 
zi3 lu4 
 
 
Zi Lu (542-480 BC), disciple of Confucius 孔夫子, also known as Ji Lu 季路 
自寻死路 
自尋死路 
zi4 xun2 si3 lu4 
 
 
to follow the path to one's own doom (idiom); to bring about one's own destruction 
走路 
走路 
zou3 lu4 
 
 
to walk; to go on foot 
走门路 
走門路 
zou3 men2 lu4 
 
 
to use social connections; to toady to influential people 
走投无路 
走投無路 
zou3 tou2 wu2 lu4 
 
 
to be at an impasse (idiom); in a tight spot; at the end of one's rope; desperate 
走弯路 
走彎路 
zou3 wan1 lu4 
 
 
to take an indirect route; to waste one's time by using an inappropriate method 
走下坡路 
走下坡路 
zou3 xia4 po1 lu4 
 
 
to go downhill; to decline; to slump 
走自己的路,让人家去说 
走自己的路,讓人家去說 
zou3 zi4 ji3 de5 lu4 - rang4 ren2 jia1 qu4 shuo1 
 
 
Go your own way, let others say what they like. (popular modern cliche); Do it my way.