Definition
This is a fixed expression (成语-like set phrase) meaning 'a dead end' or 'no way out'. It describes a hopeless situation with no escape or good outcome. You can use it as the predicate of a sentence (e.g., 这么做是死路一条 'doing this is a dead end') or after a subject indicating the inevitable doom. The four characters literally are 'dead path one measure word' — a complete dead end.
f.e.
dead endno way outdoomed (set phrase)
Examples
- ，死路一条。Rúguǒ bù gǎibiàn fāngxiàng, wǒmen jiù shì sǐ lù yī tiáo.If we don't change direction, we are doomed.
- ，死路一条。Zài zhè jiàn shì shàng, tā yǐjīng zǒu dào le sǐ lù yī tiáo.In this matter, he has reached a dead end.
- 死路一条。Dírén de yīnmóu zhùdìng shì sǐ lù yī tiáo.The enemy's conspiracy is doomed to be a dead end.
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