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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
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)
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
- used in 南無|南无[na1mo2]
- not to have
- no
- none
- not
- to lack
- un-
- -less
- surname Lu
- 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