一败涂地 yī bài tú dì

DEFINITIONS

  1. failed and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly
  2. a crushing defeat
  3. beaten and in a hopeless position

CHARACTERS

一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
败 bài
HSK 4
be defeated, decline, fail
涂 tú
HSK 5
surname; name of certain rivers
地 dì
HSK 3
earth; soil, ground; region