拖油瓶 tuō yóu píng

children by a previous marriage

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. children by a previous marriage
  2. 2. (derog.) (of a woman) to bring one's children into a second marriage

Characters

Character Meaning
拖 tuō HSK 6
to drag; to delay; to drag on
油 yóu HSK 4
oil; petroleum; oily
瓶 píng HSK 3
bottle; classifier for wine and liquids; vase