骑虎难下 qí hǔ nán xià

stuck in a risky situation; hard to back out

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 33832nd word

Definitions

  1. 1. if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway

Characters

Character Meaning
骑 qí HSK 3
to ride (a horse, bike etc); to sit astride
虎 hǔ HSK 4
tiger
难 nán HSK 3
difficult; difficult (to...); difficulty
下 xià HSK 1
down; below; to go down