蹊径 (qī) — (literary) path, way; (figurative) unconventional approach, original method
Definition
Literary word for a 'path' or 'way', almost always used figuratively for an original, unconventional approach (as in 另辟蹊径, 'blaze a new trail'). Avoid in everyday speech.
noun
(literary) pathway(figurative) unconventional approachoriginal method
Examples
- 蹊径，。Tā jué dìng lìng pì qī, zǒu yì tiáo bù tóng de lù.He decided to blaze a new trail and take a different path.
- ，蹊径。Zài xué shù yán jiū zhōng, bù néng zhī zǒu qián rén zǒu guò de qī.In academic research, you can't just follow the paths that predecessors have taken.
- 蹊径，。Zhè jiā gōng sī lìng pì qī, kāi fā le quán xīn de chǎn pǐn.This company found an alternative route and developed a completely new product.
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