敲山震虎 qiāo shān zhèn hǔ

a deliberate show of strength as a warning

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. a deliberate show of strength as a warning

Characters

Character Meaning
敲 qiāo HSK 4
to knock; to tap; to strike
山 shān HSK 3
mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain
震 zhèn HSK 5
shocked; to shake; to quake
虎 hǔ HSK 4
tiger