寄人籬下 jì rén lí xià

live under others’ roof; depend on others

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to lodge under another person's roof (idiom); to live relying on sb else's charity

Characters

Character Meaning
寄 jì HSK 4
to send; to mail; to entrust
人 rén HSK 1
person; people; man
籬 lí
a fence
下 xià HSK 1
down; below; to go down