兵临城下 bīng lín chéng xià

DEFINITIONS

  1. soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture

CHARACTERS

兵 bīng
HSK 5
soldier, troops
临 lín
HSK 5
draw near, approach; descend
城 chéng
HSK 3
castle; city, town; municipality
下 xià
HSK 1
under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down