单枪匹马
dān qiāng pǐ mǎ · lit. single spear and horse (idiom); fig. single-handed; unaccompanied
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 单枪匹马
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
menu; CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1]
简单jiǎndānsimple; not complicated
马路mǎlùstreet; road; CL:條|条[tiao2]
马上mǎshàngat once; right away; immediately; on horseback (i.e. by military force)
名单míngdānlist of names
单位dānwèiunit (of measure); unit (group of people as a whole); work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform); CL:個|个[ge4]