单枪匹马 dān qiāng pǐ mǎ — single-spear single-horse; all alone

单枪匹马
dān qiāng pǐ mǎ

Characters: 单 · 枪 · 匹 · 马

Definitions

  1. single-spear single-horse; all alone

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. (idiom) single-handed
  2. on one's own

zdic(汉典)

  1. 形容孤身奋战。
  2. 比喻独自一人行动。

ExtDict

  1. 原指打仗时一个人上阵。比喻行动没人帮助。

Examples

  • 他单枪匹马闯到了大上海。

    All alone, he made his way to Shanghai.

  • 创业之初，他单枪匹马，全靠自己。

    In the early days of starting up, he was on his own, relying only on himself.