以暴制暴 yǐ bào zhì bào

to use violence to curb violence

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to use violence to curb violence

Characters

Character Meaning
以 yǐ HSK 2
to use; by means of; according to
暴 bào HSK 6
violent; sudden; cruel
制 zhì HSK 5
system; to control; to regulate
暴 bào HSK 6
violent; sudden; cruel