歪路

wāilù

noun #36,952

Meanings

1 crooked path
2 (figurative) wrong path; a life of crime or vice

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Examples

HSK 3

交错朋友很容易把孩子带上歪路。

Jiāo cuò péngyou hěn róngyì bǎ háizi dài shàng wāilù.

Falling in with the wrong crowd can easily lead a child astray.

HSK 4

父母担心他走上歪路。

Fùmǔ dānxīn tā zǒu shàng wāilù.

His parents worry he'll go down the wrong path.

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usage

Almost always used figuratively, in the collocation 走歪路 'go down a crooked path' (crime, drugs, gambling). Near-synonym 邪路 is harsher, suggesting outright wickedness; 歪路 sounds more like 'going off the rails'. Antonym: 正路 'the straight road'.

Stroke Order

歪 wāi

路 lù