Definition
回头路 is a figurative noun meaning 'the path of retreat' — going back to a former (usually undesirable) situation or repeating a mistake. It's commonly used in the fixed expression 走回头路 ('to turn back / to regress'), often in political or personal contexts to warn against reversing progress. It's not a literal road.
n.
path of retreatregressiongoing back to a previous (undesirable) state
Examples
- 。Gǎigé bù néng zài zǒu huí tóu lù le.Reform cannot go back again.
- ，。Tā jiānjué bù zǒu huí tóu lù, yìxīn xiàng qián.He firmly refuses to retreat and is determined to move forward.
- ，。Lìshǐ zhèngmíng, zǒu huí tóu lù shì méiyǒu chūlù de.History has proven that going back is no way out.
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