眾矢之的 zhòng shǐ zhī dì

target of public attack; under fire

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom); the butt of public criticism
  2. 2. attacked on all sides

Characters

Character Meaning
眾 zhòng
many; numerous; crowd
矢 shǐ
straight; arrow; to vow
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
的 dì HSK 1
(used after an attribute)