釜底抽薪 fǔ dǐ chōu xīn

to take drastic measures to deal with a situation

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to take drastic measures to deal with a situation
  2. 2. to pull the carpet from under sb

Characters

Character Meaning
釜 fǔ
cauldron; kettle
底 dǐ HSK 4
bottom; base; end (of the month, year etc)
抽 chōu HSK 4
to draw out; to remove part of the whole
薪 xīn HSK 6
salary; fuel