打抱不平 dǎ bào bù píng

DEFINITIONS

  1. to come to the aid of sb suffering an injustice
  2. to fight for justice
  3. also written 抱打不平[bao4 da3 bu4 ping2]

CHARACTERS

打 dǎ
HSK 1
strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
抱 bào
HSK 4
embrace, hold in arms, enfold
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
平 píng
HSK 3
flat, level, even; peaceful