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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 走投无路
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 走投无路 | zǒu tóu wú lù | - to be at an impasse (idiom) - in a tight spot - at the end of one's rope - desperate |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 8 | 11,645 | 30,399 | 30,581 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 走 | zǒu | - to walk - to go - to run - to move (of vehicle) - to visit - to leave - to go away - to die (euph.) - from - through - away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[che4 zou3]) - to change (shape, form, meaning) |
| 投 | tóu | - to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc) - to cast (a ballot) - to cast (a glance, a shadow etc) - to put in (money for investment, a coin to operate a slot machine) - to send (a letter, a manuscript etc) - to throw oneself into (a river, a well etc to commit suicide) - to go to; to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of - (coll.) to rinse (clothes) in water |
| 无 | mó | - used in 南無|南无[na1mo2] |
| 无 | wú | - not to have - no - none - not - to lack - un- - -less |
| 路 | lù | - surname Lu |
| 路 | lù | - road (CL:條|条[tiao2]) - journey - route - line (bus etc) - sort; kind |
Other Words Containing 走投无路
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 走投无路 | - | 8 | 11,645 | 30,399 | 30,581 |