WordTaiwan frequency #15,943
首當其衝
ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄤ ㄑㄧˊ ㄔㄨㄥ
“first to bear the brunt; first to suffer an attack or disaster”
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首
ㄕㄡˇ
Head; chief; leader; first or beginning; classifier for poems or songs; the front or side.
當
ㄉㄤ
to hold a position or office; to manage or be in charge; to bear or undertake; to be suitable or appropriate; to face or confront; to be on duty
其
ㄑㄧˊ
Pronoun: his; her; its; their; that; such; it; function word: used at end of sentence to indicate doubt; used in middle or end of sentence after 彼 or 何.
衝
ㄔㄨㄥ
To rush or charge forward; to move quickly in a direction; a thoroughfare or main road; to clash or attack; to be pungent or vigorous.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 其他ㄑㄧˊ ㄊㄚother; else; the rest; besides; in addition
- 其實ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˊactually; in fact; really; truly; used to state the real situation or correct a misunderstanding.
- 其中ㄑㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄥamong; in; included among these; in the middle of; within that group or set.
- 當時ㄉㄤ ㄕˊat that time; then; immediately; right then; back then; at the moment; instantly
- 當然ㄉㄤ ㄖㄢˊas it should be; of course; certainly; naturally; without doubt; used to express agreement or obviousness.
- 相當ㄒㄧㄤ ㄉㄤfairly; quite; considerably; to a certain extent; equivalent to; appropriate; suitable
- 尤其ㄧㄡˊ ㄑㄧˊespecially; particularly; more so than usual; to a greater degree.
- 當地ㄉㄤ ㄉㄧˋlocal; of or relating to a specific place or area; on the floor or ground indoors.
- 當年ㄉㄤ ㄋㄧㄢˊin those days; back then; in the past; that very same year; in one's prime
- 衝突ㄔㄨㄥ ㄊㄨˊclash of opposing forces; conflict; collision of interests; contention; a physical or verbal confrontation
- 當中ㄉㄤ ㄓㄨㄥamong; in the middle; in the center; within a group or between others
- 當天ㄉㄤ ㄊㄧㄢon that day; the same day; that very day.