大厦将倾 dà shà jiāng qīng

on the verge of collapse; in deep crisis

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 77095th word

Definitions

  1. 1. great mansion on the verge of collapse (idiom); hopeless situation

Characters

Character Meaning
big; large; great
tall building; mansion; lean-to
will; shall
to lean; to incline; to tend