活路 (huó lù) — means of subsistence, livelihood; way out, escape route (figurative); unblocked passage (literal)
Definition
活路 means a 'way out' or 'livelihood' — typically the figurative escape route from a tight situation (economic, social, or conflict). Literally it can describe an unblocked passage, but the idiomatic weight is on finding a way to survive or escape.
noun
means of subsistencelivelihoodway outescape route (figurative)unblocked passage (literal)
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Examples
- 活路。Tā shī yè hòu yì zhí zài zhǎo xīn de huó lù.After losing his job, he has been looking for a new means of subsistence.
- 活路。Tán pàn shì jiě jué chōng tū de wéi yī huó lù.Negotiation is the only way out of the conflict.
- 活路，。Zhè tiáo xiǎo lù shì yì tiáo huó lù, kě yǐ tōng dào dà jiē.This small path is an unblocked passage that leads to the main street.
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