捷徑

捷径
jiéjìng
shortcut

CEDICT

  1. (figuratively) shortcut (accelerated way of achieving something)
  2. (literally) shortcut (alternative route)
  3. shortcut (accelerated way of achieving something)
  4. shortcut (alternative route)

Wiktionary

  1. 便捷的近路。
  2. 比喻處事不循正軌而用快速的方法達到目的。

重編國語辭典

  1. 不循正軌而能快速達到目的的方法。
  2. 近路

維基詞典

Entry Composition

=1 捷 jié
  1. variant of 捷 jié
  2. quick
  3. nimble
=1 捷 jié
  1. victory
  2. triumph
  3. quick
  4. nimble
  5. prompt
2 徑 jìng
  1. footpath
  2. track
  3. diameter
  4. straight
  5. directly

Containing this entry

終南捷徑 Zhōngnánjiéjìng
  1. lit. the Mount Zhongnan shortcut (idiom)
  2. fig. shortcut to a high-flying career; easy route to success (an allusion to the Tang Dynasty story of 盧藏用 Lú Càngyòng, who lived like a hermit on Mt. Zhongnan in order to gain a reputation for wisdom, which he then used to gain a position in the Imperial Court)

Related entries

快捷方式 kuàijiéfāngshì (computer) shortcut
我想你迟早会知道在桌面建立一个快捷方式是有多方便。

I think you will find it convenient to put a short-cut on the desktop.

Source: Tatoeba

近路 jìnlù shortcut
近道 jìndào
  1. shortcut
  2. a quicker method
便道 biàndào
  1. pavement
  2. sidewalk
  3. shortcut
  4. makeshift road
快捷 kuàijié
  1. quick
  2. fast
  3. nimble
  4. agile
  5. (computer) shortcut
搭飛機是旅行最快捷的方法。

Flying is the quickest method of travelling.

Source: Tatoeba