众矢之的 zhòng shǐ zhī dì

target of attacks; easy object of blame

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 19800th word

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom); the butt of public criticism
  2. 2. attacked on all sides

Characters

Character Meaning
众 zhòng HSK 4
many; numerous; crowd
矢 shǐ
straight; arrow; to vow
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
的 dì HSK 1
(used after an attribute)