落井下石 luò jǐng xià shí

to kick someone when they are down

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 21564th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to throw stones at sb who fell down a well (idiom); to hit a person who is down

Characters

Character Meaning
落 luò HSK 4
to fall or drop; to lower; to lag or fall behind
井 jǐng HSK 6
a well; neat; orderly
下 xià HSK 1
down; below; to go down
石 shí HSK 5
stone; rock; surname Shi