峰回路转 峰回路轉 fēng huí lù zhuǎn 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 syn 缠绕茎 纏繞莖 chán rào jīng vine / twining stem 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 秦岭蜀栈道 秦嶺蜀棧道 qín lǐng shǔ zhàn dào the Qinling plank road to Shu, a historical mountain road from Shaanxi to Sichuan 铁路运输 鐵路運輸 tiě lù yùn shū rail-road transport / road-rail transport / piggyback 弯道 彎道 wān dào winding road / road curve syn 要道 yào dào major road / thoroughfare / main road syn 边路 邊路 biān lù sidewalk / side road / shoulder (of a road) / wing (soccer) 干道 幹道 gàn dào arterial road / main road / main watercourse 歧途 qí tú fork in a road / wrong road syn 柏油路 bǎi yóu lù tarred road / asphalt road 羊肠小道 羊腸小道 yáng cháng xiǎo dào road as twisty as sheep's intestine (idiom) / narrow and winding road / fig. complicated and tricky job syn 坡路 pō lù sloping road / hill road 阳关大道 陽關大道 yáng guān dà dào (lit.) the road through Yangguan 陽關|阳关[Yang2 guan1] / (fig.) wide open road / bright future syn 柏油马路 柏油馬路 bǎi yóu mǎ lù tarred road / asphalt road 茶马古道 茶馬古道 chá mǎ gǔ dào old tea-horse road or southern Silk Road, dating back to 6th century, from Tibet and Sichuan through Yunnan and Southeast Asia, reaching to Bhutan, Sikkim, India and beyond 鸟道 鳥道 niǎo dào a road only a bird can manage / steep dangerous road 中东和平路线图 中東和平路線圖 road map to a permanent two-State solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict / road map to Mideast peace 联合国全球道路安全周 聯合國全球道路安全周 lián hé guó quán qiú dào lù ān quán zhōu United Nations Global Road Safety Week / Global Road Safety Week 全球道路安全周 quán qiú dào lù ān quán zhōu United Nations Global Road Safety Week / Global Road Safety Week 非盟-联合国达尔富尔政治进程共同路线图 非盟-聯合國達爾富爾政治進程共同路線圖 Joint AU-UN Road Map for Darfur Political Process / Joint AU-UN Road Map 非盟-联合国共同路线图 非盟-聯合國共同路線圖 Joint AU-UN Road Map for Darfur Political Process / Joint AU-UN Road Map 封路 fēng lù road closure / to close a road syn 山路 shān lù mountain road syn 天梯 tiān tī stairway to heaven / high mountain road / tall ladder on a building or other large structure / space elevator 高山 gāo shān high mountain / alpine mountain syn 山林 shān lín wooded mountain / mountain forest syn 山势 山勢 shān shì topography of a mountain / features of a mountain syn 五指山 wǔ zhǐ shān Wuzhi Mountain (1,840 m), highest mountain in Hainan / Wuzhishan City, Hainan 湖光山色 hú guāng shān sè scenic lakes and mountain (idiom) / beautiful lake and mountain landscape 堆积如山 堆積如山 duī jī rú shān to pile up like a mountain (idiom) / a mountain of (paperwork etc) / a large number of sth syn 火焰山 huǒ yàn shān Mountain of Flames of legend / fig. insurmountable obstacle / Mountain of Flames in Turpan depression in Xinjiang 山岳 山嶽 shān yuè mountain / hill / lofty mountain syn 峰 fēng (of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit / mountain-like in appearance / highest level / classifier for camels syn 岳 嶽 yuè high mountain / highest peak of a mountain ridge syn 岭 嶺 lǐng mountain range / mountain ridge syn 崮 gù steep-sided flat-topped mountain / mesa / (element in mountain names) 巴山越岭 巴山越嶺 bā shān yuè lǐng to climb hills and pass over mountains (idiom) / to cross mountain after mountain / good at climbing mountains 泉石膏肓 quán shí gāo huāng lit. mountain springs and rocks in one's heart (idiom) / a deep love of mountain scenery 隒 yǎn the appearance of a mountain, as if two pots were standing one upon the other / the steep bank of a stream / a rough mountain path 不周山 bù zhōu shān Buzhou Mountain, a mountain from Chinese legend 巓 diān same as 巔|巅[dian1] / summit / mountain peak / mountain top 登峰 dēng fēng to climb a mountain / to scale a peak / mountain climbing / mountaineering 靠山吃山，靠水吃水 kào shān chī shān , kào shuǐ chī shuǐ lit. the mountain dweller lives off the mountain, the shore dweller lives off the sea (idiom) / fig. to make the best use of local resources / to exploit one's position to advance oneself / to find one's niche / to live off the land 山区可持续发展国际伙伴关系 山區可持續發展國際夥伴關系 International Partnership for Sustainable Development in Mountain Regions / Mountain Partnership 山区伙伴关系 山區伙伴關系 shān qū huǒ bàn guān xì International Partnership for Sustainable Development in Mountain Regions / Mountain Partnership 汉拿山 漢拿山 hàn ná shān Hallasan Mountain or Mount Halla, highest mountain in South Korea 山洼 山窪 shān wā mountain hollow / mountain depression 道路 dào lù road / path / way / CL:條|条[tiao2] syn 开通 開通 kāi tōng to open (a new road or railway line) / to set up (a hotline) / to launch (a service) / to subscribe to (a members-only service) syn 公路 gōng lù highway / road / CL:條|条[tiao2] 线路 線路 xiàn lù (electricity) line / circuit / wire / (traffic) road / track / route syn 路线 路線 lù xiàn itinerary / route / political line (e.g. right revisionist road) / CL:條|条[tiao2] syn 路上 lù shang on the road / on the way / en route syn 南路 nán lù south road 全线 全線 quán xiàn the whole front (in a war) / the whole length (of a road or railway line) 路面 lù miàn road surface 马路 馬路 mǎ lù street / road / CL:條|条[tiao2] syn 小路 xiǎo lù minor road / lane / pathway / trail syn 十字 shí zì cross road / cross-shaped / crucifix / the character ten 沿途 yán tú along the sides of the road / by the wayside 黑道 hēi dào dark road / unlawful activities (contrasted with 白道[bai2dao4]) / the underworld / criminal gangs 绕过 繞過 rào guò to detour / to bypass / to circumvent / to avoid / to wind around (of a road etc) 坎坷 kǎn kě (of a road) bumpy / (of life) rough / to be down on one's luck / to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes syn 交通安全 jiāo tōng ān quán road-traffic 路途 lù tú (lit. and fig.) road / path syn 丝路 絲路 sī lù the Silk Road / abbr. for 絲綢之路|丝绸之路[Si1 chou2 zhi1 Lu4] 铺设 鋪設 pū shè to lay (railroad tracks, carpet, pipeline) / to install (wiring, cable) / to construct (road, concrete slab) syn 越野车 越野車 yuè yě chē off-road vehicle 必经 必經 bì jīng unavoidable / the only (road, entrance etc) 颠簸 顛簸 diān bǒ to be jolted around (car on a bumpy road, boat on a rough sea, aircraft experiencing turbulence) / (fig.) to undergo a rough experience syn 古道 gǔ dào ancient road / precepts of the antiquity 路况 路況 lù kuàng road condition(s) (e.g. surface, traffic flow etc) 自驾游 自駕遊 zì jià yóu to go on a self-drive tour / to go on a road trip 便道 biàn dào pavement / sidewalk / shortcut / makeshift road syn 死路 sǐ lù dead end / (fig.) the road to disaster 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 环城 環城 huán chéng encircling the city (of walls, ring road etc) / around the city 来路 來路 lái lù incoming road / origin / past history syn 丝绸之路 絲綢之路 sī chóu zhī lù the Silk Road 整条 整條 zhěng tiáo entire / whole (fish, road etc) 走错 走錯 zǒu cuò to go the wrong way / to take the wrong (road, exit etc) 支线 支線 zhī xiàn branch line / side road / spur / fig. secondary plot (in a story) 压路机 壓路機 yā lù jī road roller syn 滚轮 滾輪 gǔn lún roller / rotating dial / (computer mouse) scroll wheel / (road roller) drum syn 养路费 養路費 yǎng lù fèi road maintenance tax (China) 沿路 yán lù along the way / on the way / area beside a road 交叉口 jiāo chā kǒu (road) intersection 高架 gāo jià overhead / elevated (walkway, highway etc) / elevated road 当道 當道 dāng dào in the middle of the road / to be in the way / to hold power / (fig.) to predominate / to be in vogue syn 修路 xiū lù to repair a road 环线 環線 huán xiàn ring road / circle line (e.g. rail or subway) 环路 環路 huán lù ring road / closed circuit / loop 弯路 彎路 wān lù winding road / roundabout route / detour / (fig.) wrong way (of doing sth) syn 铺路 鋪路 pū lù to pave (with paving stones) / to lay a road / (fig.) to lay the groundwork (for sth) / to give a present to sb to ensure success 老路 lǎo lù old road / familiar way / beaten track / conventional behavior syn 路标 路標 lù biāo road sign 要冲 要衝 yào chōng road hub / major crossroad syn 任重道远 任重道遠 rèn zhòng dào yuǎn a heavy load and a long road / fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7) syn 