卸磨杀驴(xiè mò shā lú:): lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom)
4 charactersTrad. 卸磨殺驢
lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom)
Character breakdown
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Word information
- Pinyin
- xiè mò shā lú:
- Meaning
- lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom)
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
- 卸磨殺驢
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 卸磨杀驴 — tap one to open its word page.
tuī推xiè卸
HSK 7-9to avoid (esp. responsibility); to shift (the blame); to pass the buck
dǎ打mó磨
HSK 7-9to polish; to burnish; to shine
zhé折mó磨
HSK 7-9to torment; to torture
zhuó琢mó磨
HSK 7-9to carve and polish (jade)
mó磨hé合
HSK 7-9to break in
mó磨sǔn损
HSK 7-9to suffer wear and tear; to deteriorate through use; to wear out
dǎo倒gē戈xiè卸jiǎ甲
to lay down arms
xiè卸xià下
to remove (a knapsack, harness, makeup etc); (fig.) to lay aside (a burden, responsibil…
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