Definition
绝地 is a noun describing a place or situation with no way out — literally a precipice or extremely dangerous area, and figuratively a hopeless dead end or the end of one's rope. The word conveys finality and peril; you can use it for physical locations (a cliff edge) or abstract setbacks (a career or relationship at its lowest point).
n.
precipiceextremely dangerous placedead endhopeless situation
Examples
- 绝地，。Nàge xuányá xiàmiàn shì yí ge jué dì, méi rén gǎn xià qù.Below that cliff is a precipice; no one dares to go down.
- ，绝地。Shībài zhīhòu, tā gǎndào zìjǐ xiànrù le jué dì.After failing, he felt he had fallen into a hopeless situation.
- 绝地，。Zhè tiáo hé de qiánfāng shì jué dì, wǒmen zhǐ néng huí tóu.Ahead of this river is a dead end; we can only turn back.
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