首当其冲 shǒu dāng qí chōng

to bear the brunt

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 33823rd word

Definitions

  1. 1. to bear the brunt

Characters

Character Meaning
首 shǒu HSK 4
first (occasion, thing etc); head; chief
当 dāng HSK 3
to be; to act as; should
其 qí HSK 3
its; their; it (refers to sth preceding it)
冲 chōng HSK 5
to rush; to go straight ahead; to clash