众矢之的

眾矢之的
zhòngshǐzhīdì
idiom #20,040

Meanings

  1. 1 target of public criticism
  2. 2 object of everyone's attack
  3. 3 the butt of all blame

Examples

Tā de cuòwù juédìng ràng gōngsī chéngwéi zhòngshǐzhīdì.
His wrong decision made the company the target of public criticism.
Zhè xiàng zhèngcè yī chūtái, guānyuánmen jiù chéngle zhòngshǐzhīdì.
As soon as the policy was released, the officials became the target of everyone's attacks.

Tips

memory
Picture an archery range: (everyone) draws their (arrows) and all aim at the same (target). If you are 众矢之的, you are the single bullseye that every arrow in the crowd is aimed at — a vivid image of being universally attacked.

Stroke Order

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