指點江山 zhǐ diǎn jiāng shān

to talk idly about important matters (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to talk idly about important matters (idiom)
  2. 2. to pass judgment on everything
  3. 3. to set the world to rights

Characters

Character Meaning
指 zhǐ HSK 4
to point at or to; to indicate or refer to; finger
點 diǎn
o'clock; to order (food in a restaurant); point
江 jiāng HSK 4
river; surname Jiang
山 shān HSK 3
mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain