大興土木 dà xīng tǔ mù

to carry out large scale construction

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to carry out large scale construction

Characters

Character Meaning
大 dà HSK 1
big; large; great
興 xīng
interest in sth; feeling or desire to do sth; excitement
土 tǔ HSK 5
earth; clay; local
木 mù HSK 5
tree; wood; wooden