人迹罕至

人跡罕至
rénjì-hǎnzhì
idiom #37,824

Meanings

  1. 1 seldom visited by people
  2. 2 off the beaten track
  3. 3 remote and untrodden

Examples

HSK 6
Zhè gè shāngǔ rénjìhǎnzhì, fēngjǐng yuánshǐ.
This valley is seldom visited - the scenery is pristine.
HSK 7-9
Tànxiǎnduì shēnrù rénjìhǎnzhì de yǔlín.
The expedition pushed deep into the untrodden rainforest.
HSK 7-9
Zhè tiáo gǔdào rénjìhǎnzhì, jīhū bèi yíwàng.
This ancient road is rarely traveled and all but forgotten.

Tips

memory
人迹 = human footprints, = rare, = arrive. Literally 'human footprints rarely arrive' - somewhere so remote that feet don't reach.
usage
Often evokes a romantic or positive sense of untouched wilderness - used in travel writing, nature descriptions, and adventure narratives. Compare 荒无人烟 (more negative, truly desolate).

Stroke Order

rén
hǎn
zhì