❶ （田间东西方向的道路） footpaths among fields running east and west: 阡 ～ 纵横。 The paths crisscrossed in the fields. ❷ （泛指田间的道路） road: ～ 头杨柳 roadside willows ◆陌路 [书] stranger (whom one passes in the street); 陌路相逢 a casually met acquaintance; strangers meet; 陌生 strange; unfamiliar; inexperienced