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    Expressing "way" or "path" with 途径 (tújìng)

    Manner & Method
    Purpose & Reason

    Explanation

    途径 (tújìng) means "way," "path," or "channel." It is most often used in an abstract sense to describe a method, approach, or route for achieving something, rather than a literal physical path.

    Examples

    • 学习外语是了解其他文化的重要途径。

      xuéxí wàiyǔ shì liǎojiě qítā wénhuà de zhòngyào tújìng.

      Learning a foreign language is an important way to understand other cultures.

    • 他通过合法途径解决了这个问题。

      tā tōngguò héfǎ tújìng jiějuéle zhège wèntí.

      He resolved this issue through legal channels.

    • 网络已经成为获取信息的主要途径。

      wǎngluò yǐjīng chéngwéi huòqǔ xìnxī de zhǔyào tújìng.

      The internet has become the main channel for obtaining information.