死路一条

死路一條

sǐlù-yītiáo

idiom #13,401

Meanings

1 dead end
2 road to ruin
3 a path leading only to death or failure

Characters

death; dead; to die

strip; measure word for roads

Examples

继续这样下去就是死路一条。

Jìxù zhèyàng xiàqu jiùshì sǐlùyītiáo.

Continuing like this will only lead to a dead end.

Tips

memory

死 (death) + 路 (road) + 一条 (one) — literally 'one road of death'. There's only one road and it leads to ruin.

Stroke Order

死 sǐ

路 lù

一 yī

条 tiáo