走投无路

走投無路

zǒutóu-wúlù

idiom HSK 7-9 #11,645

Meanings

他走投无路，只好向朋友借钱。

Tā zǒutóuwúlù, zhǐhǎo xiàng péngyǒu jiè qián.

He was desperate and had no choice but to borrow money from friends.

公司快要破产了，他感到走投无路。

Gōngsī kuàiyào pòchǎn le, tā gǎndào zǒutóuwúlù.

The company was about to go bankrupt, and he felt there was no way out.

memory

走投无路 literally means 'walk-turn-no-road' — every path you turn to is blocked.

usage

Often used to describe someone in a hopeless financial or life situation.

走 zǒu

投 tóu

无 wú

路 lù