山穷水尽 shān qióng shuǐ jìn

mountain and river exhausted (idiom); at the end of the line

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 37005th word

Definitions

  1. 1. mountain and river exhausted (idiom); at the end of the line
  2. 2. nowhere to go

Characters

Character Meaning
山 shān HSK 3
mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain
穷 qióng HSK 4
poor; destitute; thoroughly
水 shuǐ HSK 1
water; liquid; beverage
尽 jìn HSK 4
to the greatest extent; to be within the limits of