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问路

wèn lù

2-character word Traditional 問路

What 问路 means

1. to ask for directions
2. to ask the way (to some place)

The characters in 问路

• 问wènto ask; to inquire
• 路lùroad; journey; route

Example sentences

• 我问问路。
  I'll ask for directions.
• 我向一个警察问路。
  Wǒ xiàng yī gè jǐngchá wènlù.
  I asked a policeman for directions.
• 有个女人向我问路。
  Yǒu gè nǚrén xiàng wǒ wènlù.
  A woman asked me for directions.
• 问路总比误入歧途好。
  Wènlù zǒng bǐ wùrùqítú hǎo.
  Better to ask the way than go astray.

Words containing 问路

• 投石问路tóu shí wèn lùlit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom); fig. to test the waters