口诛笔伐 kǒu zhū bǐ fá

to condemn in speech and in writing (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 60192nd word

Definitions

  1. 1. to condemn in speech and in writing (idiom)
  2. 2. to denounce by word and pen

Characters

Character Meaning
口 kǒu HSK 3
mouth
诛 zhū
to punish; to put (a criminal) to death
笔 bǐ HSK 2
pen; pencil; the strokes of Chinese characters
伐 fá HSK 6
to cut down; to fell; to attack