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CHINESE WORD

zǒu tóu wú lù

走投无路

desperate

Numbered pinyin
zou3 tou2 wu2 lu4
English meanings
to be at an impasse (idiom), in a tight spot, at the end of one's rope, desperate

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    zǒutóuwúlù走投无路。

    At one's wit's end.

  2. 02

    bié别dào到zǒutóuwúlù走投无路。

    Don't reach a dead end.

  3. 03

    chénzhuó沉着lěngjìng冷静。

    Stay calm.

  4. 04

    lìng另pì辟xī蹊jìng径。

    Find another way.

  5. 05

    liǔ柳àn暗huā花míng明。

    A light ahead.

  6. 06

    jué绝chù处féng逢shēng生。

    Survive against odds.

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