活路

huólù
noun #29,779

Meanings

  1. 1 way out; way to survive
  2. 2 means of livelihood
  3. 3 through road; passable road

Examples

Zài juéjìng zhōng, tāmen zhōngyú zhǎodào le yītiáo huólù.
Trapped in desperate straits, they finally found a way out.
Chuàngyè shì hěn duō niánqīngrén móuqiú huólù de xuǎnzé.
Starting a business is the choice many young people make in search of a livelihood.

Tips

usage
活路 contrasts with 死路 (dead end; path to death). 活路 means to find a way to survive or a way out of a difficult situation. It can be literal (a passable road) or figurative (a means of survival).

Stroke Order

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