Definition
误入歧途 is a chengyu (four-character idiom) that means 'to go astray' or 'to be led down the wrong path'. The literal image is 'mistakenly enter the wrong road', but it's always used figuratively about moral, career, or life choices. It typically functions as a verb phrase and often appears after 使/让 to indicate the cause of straying.
f.e.
to go astrayto be misled (into the wrong path)
Examples
- 误入歧途，。Tā niánqīng shí wù rù qí tú, hòulái zhōngyú gǎiguò zìxīn.He went astray when he was young, but later he turned over a new leaf.
- 误入歧途。Zhè běn shū gàosu qīngshàonián rúhé bìmiǎn wù rù qí tú.This book teaches teenagers how to avoid going astray.
- ，误入歧途。Zài péngyou de bāngzhù xià, tā zǒu chū le wù rù qí tú de yīnyǐng.With the help of friends, he emerged from the shadow of having strayed.
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