迷路 mílù to get lost
How to remember 迷路: 迷 bewitch + 路 road = to get lost.
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How it is used
- To lose one's way / get lost. 我在城里迷路了 (wǒ zài chéng lǐ mílù le) I got lost in the city.
- Verb-object compound, so it splits: 迷了路 (mí le lù) got lost. It's about physical navigation, not misplacing an object (that's 丢).
- Figurative use exists: 在人生中迷路 (zài rénshēng zhōng mílù) to lose one's way in life.
Example sentences
- 您迷路了吗？ Nín mílù le ma?Are you lost?
- 你迷路了吗？ Nǐ mílù le ma?Are you lost?
- 我确定我们已经迷路了。 Wǒ quèdìng wǒmen yǐjing mílù le.I'm sure we're lost.