打下手 dǎ xià shǒu

to act in a supporting role; fig. to play second fiddle

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 26145th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to act in a supporting role
  2. 2. fig. to play second fiddle

Characters

Character Meaning
打 dǎ HSK 1
to hit; to strike; to beat
下 xià HSK 1
down; below; to go down
手 shǒu HSK 2
hand; personal(ly); person engaged in certain types of work