为虎作伥 wèi hǔ zuò chāng

to help a villain do evil (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 58563rd word

Definitions

  1. 1. to help a villain do evil (idiom)
  2. 2. to act as accomplice to the tiger

Characters

Character Meaning
为 wèi HSK 2
for; because of; to
虎 hǔ HSK 4
tiger
作 zuò HSK 1
to do; to write or compose; writings or works
伥 chāng
ghost servant of a man-eating tiger