孤军作战 (gū jūn zuō) — to fight alone, to struggle without support

Definition

An idiom for fighting or struggling alone without any support or allies. Emphasizes isolation in the face of difficulty, more vivid and literary than a plain phrase like 独自努力.

idiom

to fight aloneto struggle without support

Examples

，孤军作战，。
Zài zhè ge xiàng mù shàng, tā gū jūn zuō, méi yǒu rèn hé bāng shǒu.
On this project, he is fighting alone without any helpers.
，孤军作战，。
Gōng sī miàn lín wēi jī, zhǐ néng gū jūn zuō, xún zhǎo chū lù.
The company is facing a crisis and can only fight alone to find a way out.
孤军作战，。
Tā gū jūn zuō duō nián, zhōng yú yíng dé le bǐ sài.
He fought alone for many years and finally won the competition.

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