走投无路走投無路

zǒu tóu wú lù

HSK level: HSK 7–9

Meaning

to be at an impasse (idiom); in a tight spot; at the end of one's rope; desperate

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Characters

走zǒuto walk, to run, to flee土止投tóuto pitch, to throw; to bid, to invest扌殳无wúno, not; lacking, -less一尢路lùroad, path, street; journey足各

Examples

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.