| 投石问路 |
tóu shí wèn lù |
lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom) / fig. to test the waters |
| 投 |
tóu |
to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc) / to cast (a ballot) / to cast (a glance, a shadow etc) / to put in (money for investment, a coin to operate a slot machine) / to send (a letter, a manuscript etc) / to throw oneself into (a river, a well etc to commit suicide) / to go to; to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of / (coll.) to rinse (clothes) in water |
| 石 |
Shí |
surname Shi / abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家庄, the capital of Hebei |
| 石 |
dàn |
dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗; one hundred liters / ancient pr. [shi2] |
| 石 |
shí |
rock / stone / stone inscription / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音 |
| 问 |
wèn |
to ask; to inquire |
| 问路 |
wèn lù |
to ask for directions / to ask the way (to some place) |
| 路 |
Lù |
surname Lu |
| 路 |
lù |
road (CL:条) / journey / route / line (bus etc) / sort; kind |