Definition
有去无回 is a fixed phrase (成语) that literally means 'having gone, no return'. It describes a situation where someone or something departs and never comes back — often used to stress a decision or action that is a point of no return, like crossing the Rubicon. You can use it for trips, investments, life choices, or anything irreversible. Do not use it for mere one-way travel; it carries a sense of finality and consequence.
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to have no returnto cross the Rubiconto be a point of no return
Examples
- ,有去无回。Zhè cì tóuzī fēngxiǎn hěn dà, zījīn kěnéng yǒu.This investment is very risky; the funds may be gone forever.
- ,有去无回。Tā juédìng líkāi jiāxiāng, tà shàng yǒu de lù.He decided to leave his hometown and set out on a journey with no return.
- ,有去无回。Zhège xuǎnzé yídàn zuòchū, jiù shì yǒu le.Once this choice is made, it's a point of no return.
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