Word data
HSK
Not in HSK
FREQUENCY
Unknown
上天无路，入地无门 shàng tiān wú lù ， rù dì wú mén
to be trapped in a hopeless situation
Word data
| HSK | Not in HSK |
| Frequency | Unknown |
Definitions
- 1. to be trapped in a hopeless situation
- 2. fig. to be at the end of one's rope
- 3. lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
Characters
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to go up; on top; above
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day; sky; heaven
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not; no; not to have
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road; route; line (bus etc)
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to enter; to go into; to join
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ground; land; adverb marker -ly
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not; no; not to have
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door; gate; doorway
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