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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 穷途末路
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 穷途末路 | qióng tú mò lù | - lit. the path exhausted, the end of the road (idiom); an impasse - in a plight with no way out - things have reached a dead end |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 57,761 | 48,583 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 穷 | qióng | - poor - destitute - to use up - to exhaust - thoroughly - extremely - (coll.) persistently and pointlessly |
| 途 | tú | - way - route - road |
| 末 | mò | - tip - end - final stage - latter part - inessential detail - powder - dust - opera role of old man |
| 路 | lù | - surname Lu |
| 路 | lù | - road (CL:條|条[tiao2]) - journey - route - line (bus etc) - sort; kind |
Other Words Containing 穷途末路
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
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