投石问路 tóu shí wèn lù

fig. to test the waters

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 49700th word

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. to test the waters
  2. 2. lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
投 tóu HSK 5
to send; to cast; to throw oneself (into the river etc)
石 shí HSK 5
stone; rock; surname Shi
问 wèn HSK 2
to ask
路 lù HSK 2
road; route; line (bus etc)