财路 (cái lù) — source of wealth, way to make money

Definition

财路 refers to a personal source of income or money-making channel — concrete, countable (一条条财路), not abstract wealth. Often used in business contexts about expanding or losing one's livelihood.

noun

source of wealthway to make money

Examples

财路。
Tā zuì jìn zhǎo dào le yì tiáo xīn de cái lù.
He recently found a new way to make money.
，财路。
Chuàng yè shī bài hòu, tā de cái lù duàn le.
After his startup failed, his source of income was cut off.
财路，。
Zuò shēng yi yào guǎng kāi cái lù, bù néng zhī kào yí gè kè hù.
In business, you need to open up multiple revenue streams; you can't rely on just one customer.

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