赤膊上阵 chì bó shàng zhèn

fig. to go all out; to come out in the open

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 51567th word

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. to go all out
  2. 2. to come out in the open
  3. 3. lit. to go into battle bare-breasted (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
赤 chì HSK 6
red; bare; naked
膊 bó HSK 4
upper arm; shoulder
上 shàng HSK 1
to go up; on top; above
阵 zhèn HSK 5
classifier for events or states of short duration