挑大梁 tiǎo dà liáng

to bear a heavy responsibility; to play a leading role

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 37189th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to bear a heavy responsibility
  2. 2. to play a leading role

Characters

Character Meaning
to choose; to pick; to nitpick
big; large; great
beam (structure); roof beam; bridge