What Does "大敌当前" (dà dí dāng qián) Mean?

dà大dí敌dāng当qián前

With the enemy closing in,

HSK Vocabulary

大H1 当H4 前H1

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Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E14

Clip Timestamp

38:14

TMDB ID

289271

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	却也拿不出实质证据	què yě ná bù chū shí zhì zhèng jù	yet you cannot produce any concrete evidence.
2▶	大敌当前	dà dí dāng qián	With the enemy closing in,
3	京畿防卫为首要说来说去	jīng jī fáng wèi wéi shǒu yào shuō lái shuō qù	the defense of the Capital is our top priority. So you still wish to open the gates

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HSK 5

0:03s

还怎能真让她守边关哪？

hái zěn néng zhēn ràng tā shǒu biān guān nǎ ？so how could we truly expect her to defend the frontier?

HSK 6

0:03s

距楚都不过几日路程

jù chǔ dōu bù guò jǐ rì lù chéngand is only a few days' journey away.

HSK 7

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倒是没那么心慌了

dǎo shì méi nà me xīn huāng leThere is indeed less reason to panic.

HSK 3

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皇子封王坐拥一地

huáng zi fēng wáng zuò yōng yī dìA prince granted a fiefdom

HSK 1

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哪里来的五万兵马？

nǎ lǐ lái de wǔ wàn bīng mǎ ？Where did he find 50,000 troops?

HSK 1

0:03s

这霄南王打的拱卫楚都旗号

zhè xiāo nán wáng dǎ dī gǒng wèi chǔ dōu qí hàoIn my view, the Prince of Xiaonan Prefecture uses the defense of the Capital as a pretext

HSK 4

0:03s

怕是包藏了谋逆之心

pà shì bāo cáng le móu nì zhī xīnto mask his rebellion.

HSK 7

0:03s

一旦失控的后果？

yí dàn shī kòng de hòu guǒ ？Do you understand the consequences if things spin out of control?

HSK 5

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朔漠的威胁更胜从前

shuò mò de wēi xié gèng shèng cóng qiánthe threat from the Northern Desert is greater than ever.

HSK 7

0:03s

军报的可信度还有待商榷

jūn bào de kě xìn dù hái yǒu dài shāng quèthe credibility of this military report is still open to question.

HSK 2

0:03s

怎么？封赏时信兵无误

zěn me ？ fēng shǎng shí xìn bīng wú wùSo dispatch riders bearing good news are trustworthy,

HSK 6

0:03s

这告急时就成了奸细？

zhè gào jí shí jiù chéng le jiān xì ？but those bringing ill tidings are suddenly spies?

HSK 2

0:03s

如若不听那就是乱臣贼子

rú ruò bù tīng nà jiù shì luàn chén zéi ziIf they refuse to comply, they will be treated as treacherous rebels

HSK 4

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大楚一定能够再次渡过危难

dà chǔ yí dìng néng gòu zài cì dù guò wēi nànI believe the State of Chu will endure.

- 臣等必当鞠躬尽瘁 - 臣等必当鞠躬尽瘁

HSK 6

0:03s

- 臣等必当鞠躬尽瘁 - 臣等必当鞠躬尽瘁

- chén děng bì dāng jū gōng jìn cuì - chén děng bì dāng jū gōng jìn cuì- We shall give our last breath - We shall give our last breath

HSK 4

0:03s

- 死而后已 - 死而后已

- sǐ ér hòu yǐ - sǐ ér hòu yǐ- in service to Your Majesty - in service to Your Majesty

HSK 7

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二位大人有何事要对孤说？

èr wèi dà rén yǒu hé shì yào duì gū shuō ？Mr. Xie, Mr. Deng, what is it that you wish to tell me?

HSK 3

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这是谋逆谢大人慎言

zhè shì móu nì xiè dà rén shèn yánNo. This is treason. Mr. Xie, watch your words.

HSK 4

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可…可通知姐姐了？

kě … kě tōng zhī jiě jiě le ？Have you notified Zhao?

HSK 6

0:03s

长公主处恐消息受阻

zhǎng gōng zhǔ chù kǒng xiāo xī shòu zǔI fear the news might be blocked from reaching Her Highness.