穿小鞋 chuān xiǎo xié

to make life difficult for sb

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 56344th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to make life difficult for sb
  2. 2. lit. to make sb wear tight shoes (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
to wear; to put on; to dress
small; young; tiny
shoe; variant of xié