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走投无路

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Pīnyīn
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to be at an impasse (idiom) / in a tight spot / at the end of one's rope / desperate
HSK 7-9

Character decomposition:

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Mandarin
Pīnyīn
Unihan Definition
standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
Cantonese
Variant
Four corner
Cangjie
走
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *走* | 走* | *走
7画
walk, go on foot; run; leave; Kangxi radical 156
4080.1
GYO
投
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *投* | 投* | *投
7画
throw, cast, fling, pitch; jump
5704.7
QHNE
无
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *无* | 无* | *无
4画
negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
無
1041.0
MKU
路
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *路* | 路* | *路
13画
road, path, street; journey
6716.4
RMHER

Word decomposition:

SimplifiedEnglish Definition
走投无路
to be at an impasse (idiom) / in a tight spot / at the end of one's rope / desperate
走
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *走* | 走* | *走
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) / to change (shape, form, meaning)
 投
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *投* | 投* | *投
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​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *无* | 无* | *无
  无
  wú​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *无* | 无* | *无
not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less
   路
   Lù​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *路* | 路* | *路
surname Lu
   路
   lù​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *路* | 路* | *路
road (CL:條|条) / journey / route / line (bus etc) / sort; kind