歧途 (qí tú) — (figurative) wrong path; the course of error or evil; (literal) fork in the road; branch road
Definition
Literally a fork in the road, 歧途 is almost always used figuratively for a 'wrong path' in life or morals. It appears in set phrases like 走上歧途 ('go astray').
noun
(figurative) wrong paththe course of error or evil(literal) fork in the roadbranch road
Examples
- 歧途。Tā zǒu shàng le qí tú.He went astray.
- 歧途。Nǐ yào xiǎo xīn bú yào zǒu shàng qí tú.You must be careful not to go astray.
- ，歧途。Tā jí shí huí tóu, méi yǒu zài qí tú shàng yuè zǒu yuè yuǎn.She turned back in time and didn't go further down the wrong path.
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