踏破鐵鞋 tà pò tiě xié

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. to wear out one's iron shoes (idiom)
  2. fig. to search high and low

CHARACTERS

踏 tà
HSK 6
step on, trample, tread on, walk
破 pò
HSK 4
break, ruin, destroy; rout
鐵 tiě iron; strong, solid, firm
鞋 xié
HSK 3
shoes, footwear in general