出气筒 chū qì tǒng

(metaphorical) punching bag

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 31883rd word

Definitions

  1. 1. (metaphorical) punching bag
  2. 2. undeserving target of sb's wrath

Characters

Character Meaning
出 chū HSK 1
to go out; to come out
气 qì HSK 1
to get angry; air; gas
筒 tǒng HSK 6
tube; cylinder