Meaning of 首当其冲
首当其冲 means to bear the brunt of; to be the first to be attacked or suffer disaster. Pronounced shǒu dāng qí chōng.
- to bear the brunt of; to be the first to be attacked or suffer disaster
Definitions & Examples
Zài在
jīn金
róng融
wēi危
jī机
zhōng中
，
zhōng中
xiǎo小
qǐ企
yè业
shǒu首
dāng当
qí其
chōng冲
。
Small and medium-sized enterprises bore the brunt of the financial crisis.
Měi每
dāng当
zhàn战
zhēng争
bào爆
fā发
，
píng平
mín民
zǒng总
shì是
shǒu首
dāng当
qí其
chōng冲
de地
zāo遭
shòu受
kǔ苦
nàn难
。
Whenever war breaks out, civilians are always the first to suffer hardships.
Huán环
bǎo保
zhèng政
cè策
shōu收
jǐn紧
，
gāo高
wū污
rǎn染
háng行
yè业
shǒu首
dāng当
qí其
chōng冲
。
As environmental policies tighten, highly polluting industries are hardest hit.
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