大敌当前 dà dí dāng qián

facing a powerful enemy; facing big danger

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 61096th word

Definitions

  1. 1. facing a powerful enemy (idiom); fig. confronting grave difficulties
  2. 2. Enemy at the Gates, 1991 movie by Jean-Jacques Annaud

Characters

Character Meaning
大 dà HSK 1
big; large; great
敌 dí HSK 5
enemy; to be a match for; to rival
当 dāng HSK 3
to be; to act as; should
前 qián HSK 1
front; before; forward