投鞭断流 tóu biān duàn liú

arms enough to stem the stream (idiom); formidable army

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. arms enough to stem the stream (idiom); formidable army

Characters

Character Meaning
投 tóu HSK 5
to send; to cast; to throw oneself (into the river etc)
鞭 biān HSK 5
whip or lash; to whip; to flog
断 duàn HSK 4
to cut off; to break; to snap
流 liú HSK 4
to flow; to circulate or spread; to move or drift