偷梁換柱 tōu liáng huàn zhù

to perpetrate a fraud (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to perpetrate a fraud (idiom)
  2. 2. to replace the original with a fake
  3. 3. lit. to steal a rafter and replace it with a column

Characters

Character Meaning
偷 tōu HSK 5
to steal; stealthily; to pilfer
梁 liáng HSK 6
beam (structure); roof beam; bridge
換 huàn
to change (clothes etc); to exchange; to switch
柱 zhù HSK 6
pillar