始作俑者 shǐ zuò yǒng zhě

fig. the originator of an evil practice

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 20433rd word

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. the originator of an evil practice
  2. 2. lit. the first person to bury funerary dolls (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
始 shǐ HSK 2
to begin; to start; only then
作 zuò HSK 1
to do; to write or compose; writings or works
俑 yǒng
wooden figures buried with the dead
者 zhě HSK 3
(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...