跳进黄河洗不清 tiào jìn huáng hé xǐ bù qīng

lit. even jumping into the Yellow River can't get you clean

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. even jumping into the Yellow River can't get you clean
  2. 2. fig. to become inexorably mixed up
  3. 3. mired in controversy
  4. 4. in deep trouble

Characters

Character Meaning
跳 tiào HSK 2
to jump; to skip over; to bounce
进 jìn HSK 2
to enter; to go in; to go forward
黄 huáng HSK 3
yellow; surname Huang or Hwang; pornographic
河 hé HSK 3
river
洗 xǐ HSK 2
to wash; to bathe; to develop (photo)
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
清 qīng HSK 3
clear; distinct; pure