dead end; decline; ruin
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
the end of a road; (figurative) a state of decline, ruin, or hopeless desperation
Commonly used in literary contexts and idioms such as 穷途末路. Often implies a tragic or hopeless end.
Yīng英
xióng雄
mò末
lù路
，
zǒng总
shì是
lìng令
rén人
xī唏
xū嘘
bù不
yǐ已
。
The tragic end of a hero always makes people sigh with regret.
Zhè这
huǒ伙
qiáng强
dào盗
zuì最
zhōng终
zǒu走
shàng上
le了
mò末
lù路
。
This gang of robbers eventually reached their dead end.
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Qióng穷
tú途
mò末
lù路
zhī之
jì际
，
tā他
tū突
rán然
xiǎng想
dào到
le了
yī一
gè个
bàn办
fǎ法
。
At the end of his rope, he suddenly thought of a solution.
Zhè这
wèi位
mò末
lù路
yīng英
xióng雄
de的
gù故
shì事
gǎn感
dòng动
le了
wú无
shù数
rén人
。
The story of this tragic hero moved countless people.