误入歧途 (wù rù qí tú) — to go astray; to be misled (into the wrong path)

Definition

Examples

• 他年轻时误入歧途，后来终于改过自新。
  Tā nián qīng shí wù rù qí tú, hòu lái zhōng yú gǎi guò zì xīn.
  He went astray when he was young, but later he turned over a new leaf.
• 这本书告诉青少年如何避免误入歧途。
  Zhè běn shū gào sù qīng shào nián rú hé bì miǎn wù rù qí tú.
  This book teaches teenagers how to avoid going astray.
• 在朋友的帮助下，他走出了误入歧途的阴影。
  Zài péng you de bāng zhù xià, tā zǒu chū le wù rù qí tú de yīn yǐng.
  With the help of friends, he emerged from the shadow of having strayed.