家徒四壁 jiā tú sì bì

fig. very poor

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 54056th word

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. very poor
  2. 2. lit. with only four bare walls for a home (idiom)
  3. 3. wretched

Characters

Character Meaning
家 jiā HSK 1
home; family; classifier for families or businesses
徒 tú HSK 6
on foot; only; disciple
四 sì HSK 1
four; 4
壁 bì HSK 5
wall; rampart