撂挑子 liào tiāo zi

(coll.) to quit one's job in disgust

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 46066th word

Definitions

  1. 1. (coll.) to quit one's job in disgust

Characters

Character Meaning
撂 liào
to put down; to leave behind; to throw or knock down
挑 tiāo HSK 5
to choose; to pick; to nitpick
子 zi HSK 1
(noun suffix); son; child