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门路

ménlu

access; way; connections

A person with a key before a row of doors, one open
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Characters in this word

门 mén

Strokes
3
Radical
门 — gate, door, entrance, opening
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

路 lù

Strokes
13
Radical
足 — foot
Made of
足 foot 各 individual
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 他在当地做了二十年采购,寻找可靠供应商很有门路。 Tā zài dāngdì zuò le èrshí nián cǎigòu, xúnzhǎo kěkào gōngyìngshāng hěn yǒu ménlu. He has worked in local procurement for twenty years and has good ways of finding reliable suppliers.
  • 想找到好工作,光靠努力不够,还得有点门路。 Xiǎng zhǎodào hǎo gōngzuò, guāng kào nǔlì bú gòu, hái děi yǒudiǎn ménlu. To find a good job, hard work alone is not enough; you also need some connections.
  • 他路子很广,什么事都能找到门路解决。 Tā lùzi hěn guǎng, shénme shì dōu néng zhǎodào ménlu jiějué. He is well connected and can find a way to sort out anything.

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