必由之路

bìyóuzhīlù
idiom #64,184

Meanings

  1. 1 the only way forward
  2. 2 the path one must take
  3. 3 an indispensable route

Examples

HSK 4
Chuàngxīn shì qǐyè fāzhǎn de bìyóuzhīlù.
Innovation is the only way for enterprises to develop.
HSK 5
Gǎigé kāifàng shì Zhōngguó zǒuxiàng fánróng de bìyóuzhīlù.
Reform and opening-up is the indispensable path for China toward prosperity.

Tips

history
Rooted in 孟子 (Gaozi I): 义,人路也 - righteousness is the human road. Zhu Xi's commentary describes righteousness as 必由之路 - the road one cannot step off. The moral weight persists in modern political usage.
usage
Pattern: 'X Y 的必由之路' = 'X is the inevitable path to Y.' Used to declare one approach as the sole correct way - absolute and slightly didactic in tone.

Stroke Order

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