拔刀相助 bá dāo xiāng zhù

help the weak; stand up to injustice

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. see 路見不平，路见不平，拔刀相助[lu4 jian4 bu4 ping2 , ba2 dao1 xiang1 zhu4]

Characters

Character Meaning
拔 bá HSK 6
to pull out; to pull up; to select
刀 dāo HSK 4
knife; blade; classifier for knife cuts or stabs
相 xiāng HSK 3
each other; one another; mutually
助 zhù HSK 2
to help; to assist