绝地 (jué dì) — precipice; extremely dangerous place; dead end; hopeless situation
Definition
Literally 'cut-off ground' — a hopeless or extremely dangerous situation, used for both a literal precipice and a figurative dead end with no way out.
noun
precipiceextremely dangerous placedead endhopeless situation
Examples
- 绝地，。Nà ge xuán yá xià miàn shì yí gè jué dì, méi rén gǎn xià qù.Below that cliff is a precipice; no one dares to go down.
- ，绝地。Shī bài zhī hòu, tā gǎn dào zì jǐ xiàn rù le jué dì.After failing, he felt he had fallen into a hopeless situation.
- 绝地，。Zhè tiáo hé de qián fāng shì jué dì, wǒ men zhǐ néng huí tóu.Ahead of this river is a dead end; we can only turn back.
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