一条路走到黑 yī tiáo lù zǒu dào hēi

fig. to stick to one's ways; to cling to one's course

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. to stick to one's ways
  2. 2. to cling to one's course
  3. 3. lit. to follow one road until dark (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
条 tiáo HSK 2
measure word for long thin things; strip; clause
路 lù HSK 2
road; route; line (bus etc)
走 zǒu HSK 2
to go; to walk; to leave
到 dào HSK 2
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
黑 hēi HSK 2
black; dark; illegal