孤立无援

孤立無援

gūlì-wúyuán

idiom #18,611

Meanings

1 isolated and without help
2 cut off and helpless

Characters

alone; solitary

Examples

他在异国他乡，感到孤立无援。

Tā zài yìguótāxiāng, gǎndào gūlìwúyuán.

He felt isolated and helpless in a foreign land.

部队被包围，陷入了孤立无援的境地。

Bùduì bèi bāowéi, xiànrù le gūlìwúyuán de jìngdì.

The troops were surrounded and fell into a helpless position.

Tips

memory

孤 (alone) 立 (standing) 无 (without) 援 (help) — standing alone with no one to help.

Stroke Order

孤 gū

立 lì

无 wú

援 yuán