雪中送炭 xuě zhōng sòng tàn

fig. to provide help in sb's hour of need

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 37987th word

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. to provide help in sb's hour of need
  2. 2. lit. to send charcoal in snowy weather (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
雪 xuě HSK 2
snow; snowfall; to clean
中 zhōng HSK 1
in; within; middle
送 sòng HSK 2
to send; to give (as a present); to see off
炭 tàn HSK 5
coal; wood charcoal