升斗小民 shēng dǒu xiǎo mín

those who live from hand to mouth; poor people (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. those who live from hand to mouth
  2. 2. poor people (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
升 shēng HSK 5
to ascend; to promote; to rise in rank
斗 dǒu HSK 5
to fight; to contend; to struggle
小 xiǎo HSK 1
small; young; tiny
民 mín HSK 4
the people; citizen; nationality