# 走投无路 (zǒutóuwúlù)

In Mandarin Chinese, 走投无路 (zǒutóuwúlù) means “driven into a corner with no way out”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: driven into a corner with no way out
- Pinyin: zǒutóuwúlù (zou3 tou2 wu2 lu4)
- Traditional: 走投無路
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 就算走投无路，也不要失去希望。
  Jiùsuàn zǒutóuwúlù, yě bùyào shīqù xīwàng.
  Even in a desperate situation, do not lose hope.

## Characters

- [走](https://hanziro.com/word/zou-walk/) (zǒu): to walk; to leave
- [投](https://hanziro.com/word/tou-throw/) (tóu): to throw; to cast (a vote)
- [无](https://hanziro.com/word/wu-without/) (wú): (literary) without; no, not
- [路](https://hanziro.com/word/lu-road/) (lù): road; route

https://hanziro.com/word/zou-tou-wu-lu-driven-into-corner/

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