投井下石 tóu jǐng xià shí

attack someone in trouble; kick them when down

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to throw stones at sb who fell down a well (idiom); to hit a person who is down

Characters

Character Meaning
投 tóu HSK 5
to send; to cast; to throw oneself (into the river etc)
井 jǐng HSK 6
a well; neat; orderly
下 xià HSK 1
down; below; to go down
石 shí HSK 5
stone; rock; surname Shi