劳民伤财 láo mín shāng cái

waste of manpower and resources

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. waste of manpower and resources

Characters

Character Meaning
劳 láo HSK 5
labor; to toil; to put sb to trouble (of doing sth)
民 mín HSK 4
the people; citizen; nationality
伤 shāng HSK 4
to injure; injury; wound
财 cái HSK 5
wealth; money; property