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走投无路

zǒutóu-wúlù

Traditional: 走投無路

in a tight spot

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Meaning of 走投无路 in English

zǒutóu-wúlùHSK 7–9Syllabus #10956
  1. in a tight spot
  2. at the end of one's rope
  3. desperate
  4. to be at an impasse (idiom)

Example sentences

  1. 我们被逼得走投无路了。
    wǒ men bèi bī dé zǒu tóu wú lù le。
    We were driven to the wall.
    Tatoeba #5092042 by mirrorvan · #22853 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

Sentence pinyin is generated automatically and may contain errors.

Characters

走 on its own →
zǒu · to walk

HSK words with 走

走HSK 2走路HSK 2行走HSK 5走廊HSK 6出走HSK 7–9走漏HSK 7–9走势HSK 7–9走私HSK 7–9走向HSK 7–9走过场HSK 7–9
投 on its own →
tóu · to throw (sth in a specific direction: b

HSK words with 投

投HSK 5投入HSK 5投票HSK 6投诉HSK 6投资HSK 6投奔HSK 7–9投放HSK 7–9投稿HSK 7–9投机HSK 7–9投射HSK 7–9
无 on its own →
wú · to lack

HSK words with 无

无HSK 4无法HSK 4无聊HSK 4无论HSK 4无关HSK 5无奈HSK 5无数HSK 5无限HSK 5无效HSK 5毫无HSK 6
路 on its own →
lù · road (CL:條|条[tiao2])

HSK words with 路

路HSK 2路上HSK 2走路HSK 2路边HSK 3路口HSK 3马路HSK 3道路HSK 4公路HSK 4路过HSK 4十字路口HSK 4

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences