一夫当关，万夫莫开 yī fū dāng guān ， wàn fū mò kāi

one man holds the pass; no army can break through

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. one man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
夫 fū HSK 2
husband; man; manual worker
当 dāng HSK 3
to be; to act as; should
关 guān HSK 1
to close; to shut; to turn off
万 wàn HSK 3
ten thousand; a great number; surname Wan
夫 fū HSK 2
husband; man; manual worker
莫 mò HSK 6
do not; surname Mo; there is none who
开 kāi HSK 1
to open; to turn on; to start