势成骑虎 shì chéng qí hǔ

stuck in a risky move; hard to back out

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway

Characters

Character Meaning
势 shì HSK 5
trend; momentum; situation
成 chéng HSK 3
to become; to succeed; to complete
骑 qí HSK 3
to ride (a horse, bike etc); to sit astride
虎 hǔ HSK 4
tiger