跌脚捶胸 diē jiǎo chuí xiōng

stamp feet, beat chest in anger or regret

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. stamping and beating the chest (idiom); fig. angry or stressed about sth

Characters

Character Meaning
跌 diē HSK 6
to fall; (of prices etc) to drop; to tumble
脚 jiǎo HSK 3
foot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object)
捶 chuí
to hammer; to beat with the fist; to cudgel
胸 xiōng HSK 5
chest; bosom; heart