打抱不平 dǎ bào bù píng

to fight for justice

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 34384th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to fight for justice
  2. 2. to come to the aid of sb suffering an injustice
  3. 3. also written 抱打不平bào dǎ bù píng

Characters

Character Meaning
打 dǎ HSK 1
to hit; to strike; to beat
抱 bào HSK 4
to hug; to hold; to carry (in one's arms)
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
平 píng HSK 3
flat; level; peaceful