壹敗塗地 yī bài tú dì

beaten and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. beaten and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly
  2. 2. a crushing defeat
  3. 3. failed and in a hopeless position

Characters

Character Meaning
壹 yī
one (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
敗 bài
to fail; to lose (to an opponent); to defeat
塗 tú
to apply (paint etc); to smear; to daub
地 dì HSK 3
ground; land; adverb marker -ly