走投无路
zǒu tóu wú lù
Pinyin

Definition

走投无路
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zǒu tóu wú lù
  1. to be at an impasse (idiom)
  2. in a tight spot
  3. at the end of one's rope
  4. desperate

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一路
yī lù
  1. 1 the whole journey
  2. 2 all the way
  3. 3 going the same way
  4. 4 going in the same direction
  5. 5 of the same kind
投票
tóu piào
  1. 1 to vote
  2. 2 vote
走
zǒu
  1. 1 to walk
  2. 2 to go
  3. 3 to run
  4. 4 to move (of vehicle)
  5. 5 to visit
  6. 6 to leave
  7. 7 to go away
  8. 8 to die (euph.)
  9. 9 from
  10. 10 through
  11. 11 away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[chè zǒu])
  12. 12 to change (shape, form, meaning)
路
Lù
  1. 1 surname Lu
上路
shàng lù
  1. 1 to start on a journey
  2. 2 to be on one's way
中路
zhōng lù
  1. 1 midway
  2. 2 mediocre (quality)
  3. 3 midfield (soccer)
公路
gōng lù
  1. 1 highway
  2. 2 road
  3. 3 CL:條|条[tiáo]
出路
chū lù
  1. 1 a way out (lit. and fig.)
  2. 2 opportunity for advancement
  3. 3 a way forward
  4. 4 outlet (for one's products)
半路
bàn lù
  1. 1 halfway
  2. 2 midway
  3. 3 on the way
卡路里
kǎ lù lǐ
  1. 1 calorie (loanword)
同路人
tóng lù rén
  1. 1 fellow traveler
  2. 2 comrade
问路
wèn lù
  1. 1 to ask for directions
  2. 2 to ask the way (to some place)
奔走
bēn zǒu
  1. 1 to run
  2. 2 to rush about
  3. 3 to be on the go
山路
shān lù
  1. 1 mountain road
带走
dài zǒu
  1. 1 to carry
  2. 2 to take away
思路
sī lù
  1. 1 train of thought
  2. 2 thinking
  3. 3 reason
  4. 4 reasoning
意气相投
yì qì xiāng tóu
  1. 1 congenial
投
tóu
  1. 1 to cast
  2. 2 to send
  3. 3 to throw oneself (into the river etc)
  4. 4 to seek refuge
  5. 5 to place oneself into the hands of
投入
tóu rù
  1. 1 to throw into
  2. 2 to put into
  3. 3 to throw oneself into
  4. 4 to participate in
  5. 5 to invest in
  6. 6 absorbed
  7. 7 engrossed
投机
tóu jī
  1. 1 to speculate (on financial markets)
  2. 2 opportunistic
  3. 3 congenial
  4. 4 agreeable

Idioms (20)

一条路走到黑
yī tiáo lù zǒu dào hēi
  1. 1 lit. to follow one road until dark (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to stick to one's ways
  3. 3 to cling to one's course
一路顺风
yī lù shùn fēng
  1. 1 to have a pleasant journey (idiom)
上天无路，入地无门
shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén
  1. 1 lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be at the end of one's rope
  3. 3 to be trapped in a hopeless situation
五体投地
wǔ tǐ tóu dì
  1. 1 to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
人往高处走，水往低处流
rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
  1. 1 man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
  2. 2 one should constantly strive to make progress
你走你的阳关道，我过我的独木桥
nǐ zǒu nǐ de Yáng guān Dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo
  1. 1 lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. you go your way, I'll go mine
  3. 3 you do it your way, I'll do it mine
冤家路窄
yuān jiā lù zhǎi
  1. 1 lit. enemies on a narrow road (idiom); fig. an inevitable clash between opposing factions
剑走偏锋
jiàn zǒu piān fēng
  1. 1 the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom)
  2. 2 fig. unexpected winning move
  3. 3 unconventional gambit
剑走蜻蛉
jiàn zǒu qīng líng
  1. 1 the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom)
  2. 2 fig. unexpected winning move
  3. 3 unconventional gambit
司马昭之心路人皆知
Sī mǎ Zhāo zhī xīn lù rén jiē zhī
  1. 1 lit. Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. an open secret
吃不了兜着走
chī bu liǎo dōu zhe zǒu
  1. 1 lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. you'll have to take the consequences
多个朋友多条路
duō gè péng yǒu duō tiáo lù
  1. 1 the more friends you have, the more options you have in life (idiom)
天无绝人之路
tiān wú jué rén zhī lù
  1. 1 Heaven never bars one's way (idiom); don't despair and you will find a way through.
  2. 2 Never give up hope.
  3. 3 Never say die.
天雨路滑
tiān yù lù huá
  1. 1 roads are slippery due to rain (idiom)
奔走相告
bēn zǒu xiāng gào
  1. 1 to spread the news (idiom)
峰回路转
fēng huí lù zhuǎn
  1. 1 the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom)
  2. 2 (of a mountain road) twisting and turning
  3. 3 fig. an opportunity has come unexpectedly
  4. 4 things have taken a new turn
广开言路
guǎng kāi yán lù
  1. 1 to encourage the free airing of views (idiom)
情投意合
qíng tóu yì hé
  1. 1 to have an affinity with each other (idiom)
  2. 2 to find each other congenial
投井下石
tóu jǐng xià shí
  1. 1 to throw stones at sb who fell down a well (idiom); to hit a person who is down
投桃报李
tóu táo bào lǐ
  1. 1 toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom); to return a favor
  2. 2 to exchange gifts
  3. 3 Scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours.

Sample Sentences

这招还比较有水平。可是，如果她连这一套都不吃，我就真得走投无路了。
zhè zhāo hái bǐjiào yǒu shuǐpíng 。kěshì ，rúguǒ tā lián zhè yītào dōu bù chī ，wǒ jiù zhēn de zǒutóuwúlù le 。
That's not a bad idea. But if she still doesn't bite, I'll really have come to the end of the road.
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