生命 shēng mìng life (as the characteristic of living beings) / living being / creature (CL:個|个[ge4],條|条[tiao2]) syn 道 dào road / path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]) / (bound form) way / reason / principle / (bound form) a skill / an art / a specialization / (Daoism) the Way / the Dao / to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) / (bound form) to express / to extend (polite words) / classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process / (old) circuit (administrative division) syn 道路 dào lù road / path / way / CL:條|条[tiao2] syn 轨道 軌道 guǐ dào track (for trains etc) / orbit (of a satellite) / (fig.) a person's established path in life / desired trajectory (of a business or other endeavor) / (audio engineering) track / (quantum mechanics) orbital syn 特征 特徵 tè zhēng characteristic / diagnostic property / distinctive feature / trait syn 带有 帶有 dài yǒu to have as a feature or characteristic / to have an element of (confidence, sweetness, malevolence etc) / to carry (a pathogen, connotation etc) syn 爱河 愛河 ài hé the river of love / a stumbling block on the path to enlightenment (Buddhism) 特色 tè sè characteristic / distinguishing feature or quality syn 特点 特點 tè diǎn characteristic (feature) / trait / feature / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 路程 lù chéng route / path traveled / distance traveled / course (of development) syn 特质 特質 tè zhì characteristic / special quality 性质 性質 xìng zhì nature / characteristic / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 挡路 擋路 dǎng lù to be in the way / to block the path syn 行径 行徑 xíng jìng (usu. pejorative) conduct / behavior / act / path / trail syn 特有 tè yǒu specific (to) / characteristic (of) / distinctive syn 特性 tè xìng property / characteristic syn 路径 路徑 lù jìng path / route / method / ways and means syn 重蹈覆辙 重蹈覆轍 chóng dǎo fù zhé lit. to follow in the tracks of an overturned cart (idiom) / fig. to follow a path that led to failure in the past / to repeat a disastrous mistake syn 走道 zǒu dào pavement / sidewalk / path / walk / footpath / aisle syn 开路 開路 kāi lù to open up a path / to make one's way through / to construct a road / (electricity) open circuit syn 路途 lù tú (lit. and fig.) road / path syn 狭隘 狹隘 xiá ài (of a path etc) narrow / (of a living space etc) cramped / (of a way of thinking, a definition etc) narrow / limited syn 畅通 暢通 chàng tōng unimpeded / free-flowing / straight path / unclogged / move without obstruction syn 正道 zhèng dào the correct path / the right way (Buddhism) syn 何去何从 何去何從 hé qù hé cóng what course to follow / what path to take syn 感化 gǎn huà corrective influence / to reform (a criminal) / redemption (of a sinner) / to influence (a malefactor to a better life) / to guide sb back to the right path by repeated word and example syn 驾轻就熟 駕輕就熟 jià qīng jiù shú lit. an easy drive on a familiar path (idiom) / fig. experience makes progress easy / a task that is so familiar one can do it with one's hand tied behind one's back syn 覆辙 覆轍 fù zhé the tracks of a cart that overturned / (fig.) a path that led to failure in the past syn 探路 tàn lù to find a path syn 拦路 攔路 lán lù to block sb's path / to waylay 品性 pǐn xìng nature / characteristic / moral character syn 独木桥 獨木橋 dú mù qiáo single-log bridge / (fig.) difficult path 蹊径 蹊徑 xī jìng path / (fig.) way syn 走势 走勢 zǒu shì tendency / trend / path syn 正路 zhèng lù (lit. and fig.) the right way / the correct path / the proper course syn 险阻 險阻 xiǎn zǔ dangerous and difficult (path) syn 坡道 pō dào road on a slope / inclined path / ramp 邪路 xié lù deviant path / evil ways syn 疏导 疏導 shū dǎo to dredge / to open up a path for / to remove obstructions / to clear the way / to enlighten / persuasion syn 另起炉灶 另起爐灶 lìng qǐ lú zào lit. to set up a separate kitchen (idiom) / to start from scratch / back to square one / to start of on a new path syn 思潮 sī cháo tide of thought / way of thinking characteristic of a historical period / Zeitgeist syn 狭路相逢 狹路相逢 xiá lù xiāng féng lit. to meet face to face on a narrow path (idiom) / fig. enemies or rivals meet face to face syn 甬道 yǒng dào walled-in path / paved pathway / canopied passageway / corridor / tunnel syn 歧路 qí lù divergent path / (fig.) wrong path syn 下坡路 xià pō lù downhill road / (fig.) downhill path syn 安身立命 ān shēn lì mìng (idiom) to settle down and pursue one's path in life syn 白道 bái dào (astronomy) the moon's path around the earth / legitimate, lawful activities (contrasted with 黑道[hei1dao4]) / law-abiding citizenry 别开生面 別開生面 bié kāi shēng miàn to start sth new or original (idiom) / to break a new path / to break fresh ground syn 墓道 mù dào path leading to a grave / tomb passage / aisle leading to the coffin chamber of an ancient tomb syn 步道 bù dào walking path / pathway 重蹈 chóng dǎo (fig.) to follow (a path that has proved ill-advised) syn 血路 xuè lù desperate getaway (from a battlefield) / to cut a bloody path out of a battlefield 孤家寡人 gū jiā guǎ rén one who is cut off from others (idiom) / one who has chosen to follow a solitary path / (can also be an indirect way of referring to an unmarried person) syn 虫 蟲 chóng lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures / CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1] / (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic syn 拦 攔 lán to block sb's path / to obstruct / to flag down (a taxi) syn 轨 軌 guǐ (bound form) rail / track / course / path syn 町 tǐng raised path between fields 岔 chà fork in road / bifurcation / branch in road, river, mountain range etc / to branch off / to turn off / to diverge / to stray (from the path) / to change the subject / to interrupt / to stagger (times) syn 征 徵 zhēng to invite / to recruit / to levy (taxes) / to draft (troops) / phenomenon / symptom / characteristic sign (used as proof) / evidence syn 陌 mò raised path / street syn 甬 yǒng path screened by walls on both sides 欲壑难填 慾壑難填 yù hè nán tián bottomless pit of desire (idiom) / insatiable greed / carnal cravings are never satisfied and are a main obstruction on the path to enlightenment syn 偏航 piān háng to diverge (from one's bearing, flight path etc) / to go off course / to yaw 畛 zhěn border / boundary / field-path 嶝 dèng path leading up a mountain 塍 chéng raised path between fields 迷途知返 mí tú zhī fǎn to get back on the right path / to mend one's ways syn 路向 lù xiàng road direction / (fig.) direction / path 航迹 航跡 háng jì wake (of ship) / flight path 穷途末路 窮途末路 qióng tú mò lù 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 syn 行不从径 行不從徑 xíng bù cóng jìng lit. not following the straight path (idiom) / fig. looking for a shortcut to get ahead in work or study 邪门歪道 邪門歪道 xié mén wāi dào lit. devil's gate, crooked path (idiom) / corrupt practices / crooked methods / dishonesty syn 关键路径法 關鍵路徑法 critical path method / critical path analysis / critical path survey 关键路径分析 關鍵路徑分析 critical path method / critical path analysis / critical path survey 关键路径调查 關鍵路徑調查 critical path method / critical path analysis / critical path survey 霞径 霞徑 xiá jìng a misty path / the path of the Daoist immortals PATH 纸 PATH 紙 PATHstrip 特徵联合 特徵聯合 tè zhēng lián hé characteristic binding 季相 jì xiàng characteristic nature of some season 性征 性徵 xìng zhēng sexual characteristic 特征联合 特徵聯合 tè zhēng lián hé characteristic binding 示性类 示性類 shì xìng lèi characteristic class (math.) 种差 種差 zhǒng chā determinant (characteristic of a species) 粘着性 粘著性 zhān zhuó xìng agglutinative (in linguistics, a characteristic of Altaic languages) 临床特征 臨床特徵 lín chuáng tè zhēng clinical characteristic / diagnostic trait 叶脉序 葉脈序 yè mài xù leaf venation (botany) / the pattern of veins on a leaf, characteristic of each species 重眼皮 chóng yǎn pí double eyelid / epicanthal fold of upper eyelid (characteristic of Asian people) 重眼皮儿 重眼皮兒 chóng yǎn pí r double eyelid / epicanthal fold of upper eyelid (characteristic of Asian people) 特征尺度 characteristic scale 后天性 後天性 hòu tiān xìng acquired (characteristic etc) 中二病 zhōng èr bìng (neologism) strange behavior characteristic of a teenager going through puberty (loanword from Japanese "chūnibyō") 嵼 chǎn winding mountain path 公园小径效应 公園小徑效應 gōng yuán xiǎo jìng xiào yìng garden path effect 驮运路 馱運路 tuó yùn lù a bridle path 误入歧途效应 誤入歧途效應 wù rù qí tú xiào yìng garden path effect 傒 xī (old) native of Jiangxi 江西[Jiang1 xi1] / to wait / servant / path 埇 yǒng raised path 畷 chuò raised path between fields 榃 tán raised path between fields 