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势成骑虎

shìchéngqíhǔ

Traditional: 勢成騎虎

if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway

Character Breakdown

势
shì
power, force; tendency, attitude
HSK 5
成
chéng
to accomplish; to become; to complete, to finish; to succeed
HSK 3
骑
qí
to ride, to mount; cavalry
HSK 3
虎
hǔ
tiger; brave, fierce; surname
HSK 4

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