死路 sǐlù dead end Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 死路一条 sǐlùyītiáo dead end a hopeless situation or course of action with no escape or prospect of success自寻死路 zìxúnsǐlù self-destruction to follow the path to one's own doom or to bring about one's own destruction through one's own actions