留后路 - Chinese Idiom

Collocation

1

后路留好了

2

留下逃生的后路

3

想着留一条后路

4

留好后路

5

留下后路

6

留了后路

Definition

留后路

Literally means:

leave a way out

Actually means:

leave way open for retreat

It means leaving a way out beforehand in case of troubles or risks. The phrase means having made preventative plans for possibly unfavorable results of what is being done

预先留下退路，以便避免可能出现的麻烦或风险。往往因看到所做的事情可能有不好的后果而准备好预防的办法。

Example

Often used as predicate or object, and can have other words in between. It can also be used in an inverted order. (作谓语、宾语，中间可以插入其他词语，也可倒装使用)

1

Tāmen

他们

de

的

hòulù

后路

lǎobǎn

老板

dōu

都

liú

留

hǎo

好

le

了

,

měirén

每人

dōu

都

mǎi

买

le

了

bǎoxiǎn

保险

,

hái

还

ná

拿

dào

到

yī

一

bǐ

笔

ānjiāfèi

安家费

。

Their back-road bosses were left behind, each bought insurance, and got a home-keeping fee.

2

Jù

据

bàodào

报道

,

tāmen

他们

wéi

为

cízhí

辞职

de

的

gōngwùyuán

公务员

liú

留

le

了

hòulù

后路

,

zhèxiē

这些

rén

人

rìhòu

日后

hái

还

kěyǐ

可以

huí

回

zhèngfǔ

政府

jīguān

机关

gōngzuò

工作

。

It is reported that they have left a way back for the civil servants who have resigned, and that they will be able to return to work in government agencies in the future.

3

Yīxiē

一些

yǒuqiánrén

有钱人

xiǎng

想

zhāo

着

gěi

给

zìjǐ

自己

liú

留

yī

一

tiáo

条

hòulù

后路

,

bǎ

把

háizi

孩子

sòng

送

dào

到

guówài

国外

,

huò

或

gāncuì

干脆

dào

到

guówài

国外

shēng

生

háizi

孩子

。

Some rich people want to give themselves a way back, send their children abroad, or simply give birth abroad.