解民倒悬 jiě mín dào xuán

save the people from great suffering

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to rescue the people from hanging upside down (idiom, from Mencius); to save the people from dire straits

Characters

Character Meaning
解 jiě HSK 3
to understand; to explain; to solve
民 mín HSK 4
the people; citizen; nationality
倒 dào HSK 4
to pour; however; contrary to expectation
悬 xuán HSK 6
to hang or suspend; to worry; unresolved