寡不敌众 guǎ bù dí zhòng

the few are no match for the many; heavily outnumbered

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 42877th word

Definitions

  1. 1. the few are no match for the many
  2. 2. heavily outnumbered
  3. 3. facing impossible odds (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
寡 guǎ
few; scant; widowed
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
敌 dí HSK 5
enemy; to be a match for; to rival
众 zhòng HSK 4
many; numerous; crowd