找出路

zhǎochūlù

phrase #35,505

Meanings

1 to look for a way out
2 to seek a path forward (often: a livelihood, escape, or solution)

Characters

to go out / exit

Examples

HSK 4

毕业后他不得不自己找出路。

Bìyè hòu tā bùdébù zìjǐ zhǎochūlù.

After graduation he had to find his own way.

HSK 7-9

公司亏损严重，老板正在为员工找出路。

Gōngsī kuīsǔn yánzhòng, lǎobǎn zhèngzài wèi yuángōng zhǎochūlù.

The company is losing money heavily, and the boss is looking for a way out for the employees.

Tips

usage

出路 literally means 'exit road' but figuratively 'a way forward' - career prospects, a market for goods, or an escape from a bad situation. 找出路 is the most common collocation; 找 + 出路 always written as two words but treated as a fixed phrase.

Stroke Order

找 zhǎo

出 chū

路 lù