夷为平地 yí wéi píng dì

to raze to the ground; to level

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 16439th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to raze to the ground
  2. 2. to level

Characters

Character Meaning
夷 yí
non-Han people, esp. to the East of China; to raze
为 wéi HSK 2
for; because of; to
平 píng HSK 3
flat; level; peaceful
地 dì HSK 3
ground; land; adverb marker -ly