走投无路

• Pinyin: zǒu tóu wú lù
• Desglose de hanzi: 走 (walk/go); 投 = 扌+ 殳 (throw/turn to); 无 = 无 (no/without); 路 = 足 + 各 (road/path)

Significado

Sin salida; acorralado; sin opciones.

A four-character idiom conveying extreme desperation. Used in narrative, analysis, and everyday speech to describe individuals or groups trapped with no viable options — financially, legally, or personally.

Ejemplos

1. 走投无路之下，他向昔日的对手低下了头，寻求最后的帮助。
2. 公司资金链断裂，负债累累，创始人感到走投无路，最终选择寻求破产保护。
3. 移民政策收紧后，部分难民陷入走投无路的困境，引发国际社会广泛关注。

Guía de uso

Contexto: narrative, social issues, finance, personal crisis

Tono: empathetic

Correcto

• 面对重重债务，他感到走投无路，最终不得不变卖家产还清欠款。(Faced with mounting debts, he felt he had no way out and ultimately had to sell off his family assets to repay what he owed.)
• 在调查人员的重重压力下，涉案官员已走投无路，只得如实交代。(Under intense pressure from investigators, the implicated official was left with no way out and had to confess truthfully.)

Incorrecto

• 走投无路地找吃的 — 走投无路 implies serious desperation, not mild inconvenience; use 找不到 or 没有办法 for trivial situations

Origen e historia

走投 (make a move toward) + 无路 (no road) — wherever one turns, there is no path forward

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal