扛大梁

扛大樑

kángdàliáng

idiom

Meanings

1 to shoulder the main beam (fig.)
2 to bear the heavy responsibility
3 to carry the team

Characters

to shoulder, carry

Examples

老队长退役后，得有人站出来扛大梁。

Lǎo duìzhǎng tuìyì hòu, děi yǒu rén zhàn chūlái kángdàliáng.

After the old captain retired, someone had to step up and carry the team.

他才三十岁，就在公司里扛起了大梁。

Tā cái sān shí suì, jiù zài gōngsī lǐ káng qǐle dàliáng.

At only thirty he's already shouldering the heaviest load in the company.

父亲去世后，大哥一个人扛大梁。

Fùqīn qùshì hòu, dàgē yí gè rén kángdàliáng.

After their father passed, the eldest brother carried the whole family on his own.

Tips

memory

大梁 is the central roof beam — remove it and the whole building collapses. 扛大梁 is holding up that beam, the load-bearing role in team, family, or company.

Stroke Order

扛 káng

大 dà

梁 liáng