走投无路

走投無路

zǒutóu-wúlù

idiom HSK 7-9 #11,645

Meanings

HSK 4

他走投无路，只好向朋友借钱。

Tā zǒutóu-wúlù, zhǐhǎo xiàng péngyou jiè qián.

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

HSK 6

公司快要破产了，他感到走投无路。

Gōngsī kuàiyào pòchǎn le, tā gǎndào zǒutóu-wúlù.

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