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身当矢石 — “To personally brave danger or confront a difficult situation head-on”

身当矢石 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to personally brave danger or confront a difficult situation head-on”. To be in the thick of a struggle or attack. Literally, “Personally face arrows and stones”.

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身当矢石 Pronunciation and Pinyin

身当矢石 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
身
shēn7body, person, life, self
当
dāng6to act as or serve as
矢
shǐ5arrow, to vow
石
shí5Rock, stone

Example Sentence with 身当矢石

在紧急关头,他身当矢石,始终站在队伍的最前方。
At the critical moment, he personally braved the danger, always standing at the forefront of the team.

Idioms Related to 身当矢石

Synonyms of 身当矢石

  • qīn亲dāng当shǐ矢shí石personally lead in battle

More idioms starting with 身

  • shēn身bù不yóu由zhǔ主beyond one's control
  • shēn身bù不yóu由jǐ己beyond one's control
  • shēn身bù不yù遇shí时born at an unfortunate time
  • shēn身lín临qí其jìng境To experience something firsthand or immersively
  • shēn身jià价bèi倍zēng增greatly enhance one's personal worth
  • shēn身jià价bǎi百bèi倍one's social status or value rises significantly
  • shēn身tǐ体lì力xíng行practice what you preach
  • shēn身tǐ体fà发fū肤one's entire physical self
  • shēn身zuò做shēn身dāng当take full responsibility for one's actions
  • shēn身xiān先shì士zhòng众lead by example
  • shēn身xiān先shì士zú卒lead by example
  • shēn身xiān先zhāo朝lù露pass away swiftly like morning dew

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What does 身当矢石 mean?

身当矢石 (shēn dāng shǐ shí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to personally brave danger or confront a difficult situation head-on”.

How do you pronounce 身当矢石?

身当矢石 is pronounced shēn dāng shǐ shí in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 身当矢石 literally mean?

Literally, 身当矢石 means “Personally face arrows and stones”. It is used to mean “to personally brave danger or confront a difficult situation head-on”.

What is the Chinese definition of 身当矢石?

形容亲自抵挡敌人进攻。

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