Definition
生路 literally means 'road of life.' Its core use is figurative: a way to survive, make a living, or escape a desperate situation (e.g. 杀出一条生路 'fight a way out'). Less commonly, it can refer to an unfamiliar road or a road one has never traveled (生 as 'unfamiliar/strange'). The survival sense is the most frequent.
n.
a way to survive or make a livinga way out of difficultyan unfamiliar road
Examples
- 生路。Tā zài kùnjìng zhōng zhōngyú zhǎodào le yì tiáo shēng lù.He finally found a way out of the difficult situation.
- ，。Wèile móu shēng lù, tā měitiān gōngzuò shí jǐ gè xiǎoshí.To make a living, he works over ten hours a day.
- 生路，。Zhè tiáo shēng lù wǒ cónglái méi zǒu guò, bù zhīdào tōngxiàng nǎlǐ.I've never taken this unfamiliar road; I don't know where it leads.
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