路路通 (lù lù tōng) — to have connections everywhere; to be able to get things done through one's network

Definition

Idiom meaning 'to have connections everywhere and get things done through them.' It frames networking as a path that opens every road — useful for a learner who needs to recognize the positive, can-do connotation in business contexts.

idiom
to have connections everywhereto be able to get things done through one's network

Examples

  • 路路通，。
    Tā zài zhè ge háng yè lù lù tōng, shén me wèn tí dōu néng jiě jué.
    He has connections everywhere in this industry and can solve any problem.
  • ，路路通，。
    Bié kàn tā nián qīng, bàn shì què lù lù tōng, guān xì wǎng hěn guǎng.
    Don't be fooled by his youth—he gets things done through connections and has a wide network.
  • ，，路路通。
    Zhī kào néng lì bú gòu, yào xiǎng zài zhè r chéng gōng, bì xū lù lù tōng.
    Relying only on ability isn't enough; to succeed here, you must have connections everywhere.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
主谓zhǔwèiSubject + predicate

A small sentence frozen into a word: something, and what it does or is.

路路roads everywhere
路lùroad路lùroad
联合Side by side
通tōngget through

路路 means roads everywhere, and 通 means get through, giving the idea of connections that reach everywhere.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
足足zú
Sound part声符shēngfú
各
各gè路lù
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

路 combines 足, a foot, with 各, which supplies the sound.

Open 路 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
足足zú
Sound part声符shēngfú
各
各gè路lù
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

路 combines 足, a foot, with 各, which supplies the sound.

Open 路 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辶Written in full as辵chuò
Sound part声符shēngfú
甬
甬yǒng通tōng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

通 pairs 辶, a part associated with movement, with 甬, which gives the sound.

Open 通 →

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