tòng

common
noun

Meaning of 死胡同

死胡同 means dead end; blind alley; impasse. Pronounced sǐ hú tòng.

  • dead end; blind alley; impasse

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
shì
tiáo
tòng
 
chē
zi
kāi
jìn
 

This is a dead-end alley; cars can't drive in.

guǒ
zhè
yàng
zhí
xià
 
tán
pàn
zhǐ
huì
zǒu
jìn
tòng
 

If we continue to be this stubborn, the negotiations will only reach a dead end.

yán
néng
zǒu
jìn
tòng
 
yào
shàn
zhuǎn
huàn
 

Scientific research cannot reach an impasse; one must be good at shifting perspectives.