走投无路
zǒutóuwúlù
to be at the end of one’s rope; to have no way out
Characters in this word
投 tóu
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 殳 tool, weapon
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 公司破产后，他一时走投无路，只好向朋友借钱。 Gōngsī pòchǎn hòu, tā yīshí zǒutóuwúlù, zhǐhǎo xiàng péngyou jiè qián. After the company went bankrupt, he found himself in a desperate situation and had to borrow money from friends.
- 走投无路时，他决定回老家重新开始。 Zǒutóuwúlù shí, tā juédìng huí lǎojiā chóngxīn kāishǐ. When he had no way out, he decided to return to his hometown and start over.
- 这步棋一下，对手顿时走投无路，只能认输。 Zhè bù qí yī xià, duìshǒu dùnshí zǒutóuwúlù, zhǐ néng rènshū. Once this move was made, the opponent suddenly had no way out and had to concede.
Related words
- 走 zǒu to walk, to go
- 走路 zǒulù to walk, to go on foot
- 走过 zǒuguò to walk past
- 走进 zǒujìn to walk into
- 走开 zǒukāi to go away
- 逃走 táozǒu to run away; to escape
- 走廊 zǒuláng corridor
- 出走 chūzǒu to run away; to leave home or one’s original place
- 东奔西走 dōngbēnxīzǒu to run around busily; to rush about here and there
- 飞禽走兽 fēiqínzǒushòu birds and beasts; all kinds of animals
- 走过场 zǒuguòchǎng to go through the motions; to do something perfunctorily
- 走弯路 zǒuwānlù to take a detour; to go the wrong way; to make avoidable mistakes