婦女能頂半邊天 fù nǚ néng dǐng bàn biān tiān

fig. nowadays, women have an equal part to play in society

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. nowadays, women have an equal part to play in society
  2. 2. Woman can hold up half the sky

Characters

Character Meaning
woman; old variant of
female; woman; daughter
can; to be able to; ability
top; most; crown of the head
half; (after a number) and a half; semi-
side; edge; border
day; sky; heaven