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三岔路口

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的路,如果走错三岔路口步,也许会后悔三岔路口辈子。

Definition

三岔路口

Literally means:

junction of three roads

Actually means:

time to make a choice

岔 refers to the point where a road diverges.

This phrase literally means the junction of three roads. Figuratively it means it is time for a person to make a choice, often about an important thing.

岔,道路分歧的地方。

三岔路口,三条路的交会处。比喻面临选择的时候。多指面对重大的事情。

Example

Used as object. (作宾语)
1
Rén
de
shēng
一生
huì
dào
遇到
hěnduō
很多
sānchàkǒu
三岔路口
  
,
dìng
一定
yào
xuǎn
选择
hǎo
自己
de
  
,
guǒ
如果
zǒu
cuò
  
,
也许
huì
hòuhuǐ
后悔
bèizi
一辈子
  

People's life will encounter a lot of fork in the road, must choose their own way, if the wrong step, may regret a lifetime.

2
Shàng
gāozhōng
高中
le
  
,
kāishǐ
开始
páihuái
徘徊
zài
sānchàkǒu
三岔路口
  
,
dào
到底
shì
kǎo
guónèi
国内
xué
大学
ne
  
,
háishi
还是
chūguó
出国
liúxué
留学
  
?

High school, he began to wander at the fork in the road, in the end is to test the domestic university, or study abroad?

3
qián
目前
  
,
zhège
这个
企业
de
gǎi
改革
zǒu
dào
liǎo
sānchàkǒu
三岔路口
  
,
zhī
不知
jiē
xià
下去
gāi
zǒu
  

At present, the reform of this enterprise has reached a three fork in the road, I do not know which next step to take.

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