nán
zhī

idiom
common

Meaning of 一木难支

一木难支 means a single log cannot support a collapsing building; one person alone cannot save a desperate situation. Pronounced dú mù nán zhī.

  • a single log cannot support a collapsing building; one person alone cannot save a desperate situation

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
jiàn
shì
guāng
kào
rén
bàn
chéng
 
nán
zhī
a
 

I can't handle this matter alone—one person can't hold up the sky!

Gōng
xiàn
zài
wēi
 
nán
zhī
 
yào
jiā
gòng
tóng
 

The company is now beset with crises; he cannot hold it up alone and needs everyone's joint efforts.

Zhòng
qíng
 
nán
zhī
 

Many hands make light work, but a single log cannot support the weight.