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走投无路

zǒu tóu wú lù

4-character word Traditional 走投無路

What 走投无路 means

1. to be at an impasse (idiom)
2. in a tight spot
3. at the end of one's rope
4. desperate

The characters in 走投无路

• 走zǒuto walk; to go; to run
• 投tóuto throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc); to cast (a ballot)…
• 无wúnot to have; no; none
• 路lùroad; journey; route

Example sentences

• 我们被逼得走投无路了。
  Wǒmen bèi bī de zǒutóuwúlù le.
  We were driven to the wall.