泰山北斗 tài shān běi dǒu

leading figure; top authority in a field

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. as weighty as Mt Tai, as brilliant as the Big Dipper (idiom); a giant among men

Characters

Character Meaning
泰 tài HSK 6
peaceful; safe; grand
山 shān HSK 3
mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain
北 běi HSK 1
north; (classical) to be defeated
斗 dǒu HSK 5
to fight; to contend; to struggle