途 - tú - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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途

tú

Definition

road
他熟悉这一带的路途。

He knows this district's roads well.
route
journey
途长路远，远乎我的预期

The journey took longer than I had planned.
way
在归途中

On the way back

半途而废(成语)

To give up halfway (idiom)
path

Character Decomposition

Related words (49)

en route

passer-by; stranger

way; channel

to pass through; via; by way of

midway

official career (formal)

前途

qián tú

prospects; future outlook; journey

halfway; midway

dangerous road

the course of one's life; one's fate

在途

zài tú

in transit (of passengers, goods etc)

highway; level road

the way back; one's journey home

征途

zhēng tú

long journey; trek; course of an expedition

journey; trip

fork in a road; wrong road

沿途

yán tú

along the sides of the road; by the wayside

use; application

dangerous road; (fig.) perilous or intimidating undertaking

载途

zài tú

to cover the road (snow, wind, hazards etc); distance (between locations)

远途

yuǎn tú

long-distance; long-haul

to lose one's way

thoroughfare

long distance

multi-purpose

to make a long distance call

长途车

cháng tú chē

long-distance bus; coach

不绝于途

bù jué yú tú

to come and go in an incessant stream

poisoning route

to run aground in mid-course; to run into difficulty and stop

中途退场

zhōng tú tuì chǎng

to leave in the middle of the play; (fig.) to leave before the matter is concluded

典型用途

diǎn xíng yòng tú

typical use; typical application

前途无量

qián tú wú liàng

to have boundless prospects

前途未卜

qián tú wèi bǔ

hanging in the balance; the future is hard to forecast; ¿Qué serà?; who knows what the future holds?

前途渺茫

qián tú miǎo máng

not knowing what to do next; at a loose end

同途殊归

tóng tú shū guī

same road out, different ones back

命途坎坷

mìng tú kǎn kě

to have a tough life; to meet much adversity in one's life

引入迷途

yǐn rù mí tú

to mislead; to lead astray

经济前途

jīng jì qián tú

economic future; economic outlook

distant; far-flung

to get back on the right path; to mend one's ways

道听途说

dào tīng tú shuō

gossip; hearsay; rumor

long-distance coach

long-distance call

long distance network

长途话费

cháng tú huà fèi

long distance call charge

长途跋涉

cháng tú bá shè

long and difficult trek

预期用途

yù qī yòng tú

intended use

误入歧途效应

wù rù qí tú xiào yìng

garden path effect

Idioms (10)

半途而废

bàn tú ér fèi

to give up halfway (idiom); to leave something unfinished; to do a thing by halves; to stop midway

命途多舛

mìng tú duō chuǎn

to meet with many difficulties in one's life (idiom)

日暮途穷

rì mù tú qióng

sunset, the end of the road (idiom); in terminal decline; at a dead end

殊途同归

shū tú tóng guī

different routes to the same destination (idiom); fig. different means of achieve the same end

穷途末路

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

老马识途

lǎo mǎ shí tú

an old horse knows the way (idiom); an experienced worker knows what to do; an old hand knows the ropes

荆棘载途

jīng jí zài tú

(lit.) a path covered in brambles; a course of action beset by difficulties (idiom)

视为畏途

shì wéi wèi tú

to view as dangerous (idiom); afraid to do sth

识途老马

shí tú lǎo mǎ

(lit.) an old horse knows the way home (idiom); fig. in difficulty, trust an experience colleague

误入歧途

wù rù qí tú

to take a wrong step in life (idiom); to go astray

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