下毒手 xià dú shǒu

to strike treacherously; to attack murderously

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 25395th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to strike treacherously
  2. 2. to attack murderously

Characters

Character Meaning
下 xià HSK 1
down; below; to go down
毒 dú HSK 5
poison; poisonous; to poison
手 shǒu HSK 2
hand; personal(ly); person engaged in certain types of work