走投无路 (走投無路)
zǒu tóu wú lù
Pinyin

Definition

走投无路 (走投無路)
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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

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

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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