cut off escape; dead end
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Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesverb
to cut off the way out; to leave no escape route
Separable verb (离合词). Can be used as '绝了……路了' with the object inserted between 绝 and 路.
Zhè这
gè个
bàn办
fǎ法
yào要
shì是
hái还
bù不
xíng行
，
nà那
kě可
jiù就
jué绝
le了
lù路
le了
。
If this solution doesn't work either, then we'll really have no way out.
Nǐ你
zhè这
me么
zuò做
，
děng等
yú于
jué绝
le了
rén人
jiā家
de的
lù路
。
By doing this, you're essentially cutting off their only escape route.
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Bié别
bǎ把
huà话
shuō说
jué绝
le了
，
gěi给
zì自
jǐ己
liú留
tiáo条
hòu后
lù路
。
Don't speak so absolutely; leave yourself a way out.
noun
dead end; blind alley; impasse
Often used with verbs like 走 (walk), 上 (onto), 逼 (force). Implies a desperate situation with no way out.
Zǒu走
shàng上
jué绝
lù路
。
To walk into a dead end.
Tā他
gǎn感
dào到
zì自
jǐ己
bèi被
bī逼
shàng上
le了
jué绝
lù路
。
He felt he had been forced into a desperate situation with no way out.
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Qián前
miàn面
shì是
yī一
tiáo条
jué绝
lù路
，
wǒ我
men们
děi得
huí回
tóu头
。
There's a dead end ahead; we have to turn back.
Gù固
zhí执
jǐ己
jiàn见
zhǐ只
huì会
ràng让
nǐ你
zǒu走
jìn进
jué绝
lù路
。
Stubbornly sticking to your own views will only lead you into an impasse.