众矢之的 zhòng shǐ zhī dì

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

众 zhòng
HSK 4
multitude, crowd; masses, public
矢 shǐ arrow, dart; vow, swear
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
的 dì
HSK 1
possessive, adjectival suffix