大廈將傾 dà shà jiāng qīng

on the brink of collapse; in deep crisis

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
大 dà HSK 1
big; large; great
廈 shà
tall building; mansion; lean-to
將 jiāng
will; shall
傾 qīng
to lean; to incline; to tend