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Meaning of 兵临城下

Lookup via: Pinyin | Radicals
兵 bīng 临 lín 城 chéng 下 xià (Trad.: 兵臨城下)
soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
Example Sentences
1
中国永远不会直接介入
…
除非对方兵临城下
。
China never gets involved...directly. Until there are millions of them at your door.
2
两天后
,
敌人已兵临城下
,
蓄势待发
。
我家小姐要我去把他找回来
。
Two days later, the army arrived at the gates and my lady sent me to get him back.
3
毕竟
,
谁又想让自己的最大竞争对手兵临城下呢
?
After all, who wants your biggest rival pitching up on your doorstep?
4
切尔西虽已不是腹背受敌
、
兵临城下
,
不过警报仍未解除
。
The risk remained yet Chelsea were no longer so beleaguered as they had been.
5
万磁王现在已经兵临城下
,
你得进行战斗而且可能回不了家了
。
Magneto's got an army out there. You gotta war, you might not come home.