摧枯拉朽 cuī kū lā xiǔ

DEFINITIONS

  1. destroy the withered and decayed; pulverize the old and rotten

CHARACTERS

摧 cuī
HSK 6
destroy, break, injure
枯 kū
HSK 6
dried out, withered, decayed
拉 lā
HSK 4
pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
朽 xiǔ
HSK 6
decayed, rotten; rot, decay