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inescapable net

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

tian1luo2di4wang3 tiānluódìwǎng

Meaning


Primary

inescapable net

Alternatives

escape-proof net

Mnemonic


An 天罗地网 inescapable net would be one that surrounds someone by having 罗 gauze covering the 天 heavens above them and a 网 net covering the 地 ground beneath and around them.

Usage


警方 设下 了 天罗地网, 让 罪犯 无处 可逃。

The police set up an inescapable net, leaving the criminal no place to escape.

逃犯 想 逃出 天罗地网 是 不 可能 的。

It is impossible for the fugitive to escape the inescapable net.

这 场 行动 犯人 完全 落入 了 天罗地网。

In this operation, the criminal completely fell into the inescapable net.