一木難支 yī mù nán zhī

fig. one is helpless alone

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. one is helpless alone
  2. 2. lit. a single post cannot prop up a falling house (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
木 mù HSK 5
tree; wood; wooden
難 nán
difficult; difficult (to...); difficulty
支 zhī HSK 4
branch; to support; to sustain