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

他年轻时误入歧途。

Tā niánqīng shí wùrùqítú.

He went astray when he was young.

不要被坏人引入歧途。

Bùyào 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