以暴易暴 yǐ bào yì bào

to use violence against violence

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to use violence against violence
  2. 2. to replace one tyranny by another

Characters

Character Meaning
以 yǐ HSK 2
to use; by means of; according to
暴 bào HSK 6
violent; sudden; cruel
易 yì HSK 3
easy; to change; to exchange
暴 bào HSK 6
violent; sudden; cruel