卸磨殺驢 xiè mò shā lǘ

to get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful
  2. 2. lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
卸 xiè HSK 6
to unload; to remove or strip; to get rid of
磨 mò HSK 6
to rub; to grind; to waste time
殺 shā
to kill; to attack; to weaken or reduce
驢 lǘ
donkey; variant of 驢lǘ[lu:2]