路见不平,拔刀相助 lù jiàn bù píng , bá dāo xiāng zhù

lit. to intervene when one sees an injustice (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to intervene when one sees an injustice (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. to rush to the rescue
  3. 3. to play the white knight

Characters

Character Meaning
road; route; line (bus etc)
to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth)
not; no; (negative prefix)
flat; level; peaceful
to pull out; to pull up; to select
knife; blade; classifier for knife cuts or stabs
each other; one another; mutually
to help; to assist