后路

後路

hòulù

noun #21,019

Meanings

1 route of retreat
2 escape route
3 a fallback option

Characters

rear / behind / after

road / route / path

Examples

他做事总是给自己留条后路。

Tā zuòshì zǒng shì gěi zìjǐ liú tiáo hòulù.

He always leaves himself a way out in whatever he does.

敌军切断了我们的后路。

Díjūn qiēduàn le wǒmen de hòulù.

The enemy cut off our route of retreat.

Tips

usage

留后路 (liú hòulù, to leave a back route / to keep a fallback option) is a very common phrase. 断后路 (duàn hòulù) means to cut off the escape route, forcing a decisive confrontation.

Stroke Order

后 hòu

路 lù