歧途

qítú

noun #19,272

Meanings

1 wrong path
2 wrong road
3 fork in a road

Characters

fork; diverge; wrong

road; path; journey

Examples

HSK 6

他年轻时误入歧途。

Tā niánqīng shí wùrù-qítú.

He went astray when he was young.

HSK 6

不要被坏人引入歧途。

Búyào bèi huàirén yǐnrù qítú.

Don't let bad people lead you down the wrong path.

Tips

usage

歧途 is almost always used figuratively for a 'wrong path in life'. The set phrase 误入歧途 (wùrù qítú, to go astray) is extremely common.

Stroke Order

歧 qí

途 tú