迷途 (mí tú) — lost path; wrong road; (figurative) misguided direction in life or action
Definition
Literary noun for a 'wrong path' — most often used figuratively as 'going astray in life', rarely for literally losing one's way. Common in the set phrase 迷途知返 (realize one's error and turn back).
noun
lost pathwrong road(figurative) misguided direction in life or action
Examples
- 迷途，。Tā yì shí dào zì jǐ zǒu shàng le mí tú, jué dìng huí tóu.He realized that he had taken the wrong path and decided to turn back.
- 迷途。Zhè běn shū bāng zhù xǔ duō nián qīng rén zǒu chū mí tú.This book has helped many young people get out of their lost path.
- 。mí tú Zhī fǎn shì rén shēng zhōng kě guì de yì zhǒng yǒng qì.Realizing one's errors and turning back is a precious kind of courage in life.
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