Chinese Word: 蹊 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

蹊

Pinyin: xī

English Definition: footpath

Chinese Definition:
①小路：“谚曰：桃李不言，下自成蹊。”蹊径(途径，如“独辟蹊蹊”)。
②践踏：“牵牛以蹊人之田而夺之牛”。

Total strokes: 17; Radical: 足

Pictophonetic:奚 indicates the sound; 足 (foot) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 足 [ zú ] foot; to attain, to satisfy; enough
- 奚 [ xī ] where, what, why, how

Similar Characters: 嵠

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Example Words

蹊径	xī jìng	path; way
独辟蹊径	dú pì xī jìng	to blaze a new trail (idiom); to display originality
另辟蹊径	lìng pì xī jìng	to take an alternate route (idiom); to find an alternative; to take a different approach; to blaze a new trail
鼠蹊	shǔ xī	groin
别开蹊径	bié kāi xī jìng	to develop one's own style (idiom)

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Example Sentences

1		mǎ lì 玛丽 gēn běn 根本 shòu bù liǎo 受不了 yuē hàn 约翰 de 的， kě shì 可是 tā 她 wèi shén me 为什么 yāo 邀 tā 他 qù 去 chī 吃 wǎn cān 晚餐 ne 呢？ shì qing 事情 yǒu 有 xī 蹊 qiào 翘 ō 喔！ Mary can't stand John. Why would she invite him to dinner ? Something fishy is going on.
2		jǐ qiān nián 几千年 qián 前， wěi dà 伟大 de 的 zhé xué jiā 哲学家 mèng zǐ 孟子 céng 曾 shuō 说 guò 过： “ shān jìng 山径 zhī 之 xī 蹊 jiān 间， jiè 介 rán 然 yòng 用 zhī 之 ér 而 chéng lù 成路。 Thousands of years ago, the great philosopher Mencius said: "A trail through the mountains, if used, becomes a path in a short time, but, if unused, becomes blocked by grass in an equally short time."
3		shǔ 数 qiān nián 千年 qián 前， wěi dà 伟大 de 的 zhé xué jiā 哲学家 mèng zǐ 孟子 céng 曾 shuō 说 guò 过： “ shān jìng 山径 zhī 之 xī 蹊 jiān 间， jiè 介 rán 然 yòng 用 zhī 之 ér 而 chéng lù 成路； wèi 为 jiān 间 bú yòng 不用， zé 则 máo 茅 sāi 塞 zhī 之 yǐ 矣。 ” Thousands of years ago, the great philosopher Mencius said: "A trail through the mountains, if used, becomes a path in a short time, but, if unused, becomes blocked by grass in an equally short time."
4		shǔ 数 qiān nián 千年 qián 前， wěi dà 伟大 de 的 zhé xué jiā 哲学家 mèng zǐ 孟子 céng jīng 曾经 shuō 说 guò 过： “ shān jìng 山径 zhī 之 xī 蹊 jiān 间， jiè 介 rán 然 yòng 用 zhī 之 ér 而 chéng lù 成路， wèi 为 jiān 间 bú yòng 不用， zé 则 máo 茅 sāi 塞 zhī 之 yǐ 矣。 ” Thousands of years ago, the great philosopher Mencius said: "A trail through the mountains, if used, becomes a path in a short time, but, if unused, becomes blocked by grass in an equally short time.

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1		mǎ lì 玛丽 gēn běn 根本 shòu bù liǎo 受不了 yuē hàn 约翰 de 的， kě shì 可是 tā 她 wèi shén me 为什么 yāo 邀 tā 他 qù 去 chī 吃 wǎn cān 晚餐 ne 呢？ shì qing 事情 yǒu 有 xī 蹊 qiào 翘 ō 喔！ Mary can't stand John. Why would she invite him to dinner ? Something fishy is going on.
2		jǐ qiān nián 几千年 qián 前， wěi dà 伟大 de 的 zhé xué jiā 哲学家 mèng zǐ 孟子 céng 曾 shuō 说 guò 过： “ shān jìng 山径 zhī 之 xī 蹊 jiān 间， jiè 介 rán 然 yòng 用 zhī 之 ér 而 chéng lù 成路。 Thousands of years ago, the great philosopher Mencius said: "A trail through the mountains, if used, becomes a path in a short time, but, if unused, becomes blocked by grass in an equally short time."
3		shǔ 数 qiān nián 千年 qián 前， wěi dà 伟大 de 的 zhé xué jiā 哲学家 mèng zǐ 孟子 céng 曾 shuō 说 guò 过： “ shān jìng 山径 zhī 之 xī 蹊 jiān 间， jiè 介 rán 然 yòng 用 zhī 之 ér 而 chéng lù 成路； wèi 为 jiān 间 bú yòng 不用， zé 则 máo 茅 sāi 塞 zhī 之 yǐ 矣。 ” Thousands of years ago, the great philosopher Mencius said: "A trail through the mountains, if used, becomes a path in a short time, but, if unused, becomes blocked by grass in an equally short time."
4		shǔ 数 qiān nián 千年 qián 前， wěi dà 伟大 de 的 zhé xué jiā 哲学家 mèng zǐ 孟子 céng jīng 曾经 shuō 说 guò 过： “ shān jìng 山径 zhī 之 xī 蹊 jiān 间， jiè 介 rán 然 yòng 用 zhī 之 ér 而 chéng lù 成路， wèi 为 jiān 间 bú yòng 不用， zé 则 máo 茅 sāi 塞 zhī 之 yǐ 矣。 ” Thousands of years ago, the great philosopher Mencius said: "A trail through the mountains, if used, becomes a path in a short time, but, if unused, becomes blocked by grass in an equally short time.

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