窮途末路 qióng tú mò lù

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. the path exhausted, the end of the road (idiom); an impasse
  2. in a plight with no way out
  3. things have reached a dead end

CHARACTERS

窮 qióng poor, destitute, impoverished
途 tú
HSK 5
way, road, path, journey; course
末 mò
HSK 3
final, last, end; insignificant
路 lù
HSK 2
road, path, street; journey