插翅难飞 chā chì nán fēi

no way to escape; cannot get away

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 49786th word

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. even given wings, you couldn't fly (idiom); fig. impossible to escape

Characters

Character Meaning
插 chā HSK 5
to insert; stick in; pierce
翅 chì HSK 5
wing; variant of 翅chì
难 nán HSK 3
difficult; difficult (to...); difficulty
飞 fēi HSK 1
to fly