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拆东墙补西墙【chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng】

lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west wall (idiom)
fig. to borrow from Peter to pay Paul

拆东墙补西墙【chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng】

lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west wall (idiom)
fig. to borrow from Peter to pay Paul

拆

HSK 54

含义to break up, split apart, rip open; to destroy

拼音chāi

东

HSK 1

含义east, eastern, eastward

拼音dōng

墙

HSK 2

含义wall

拼音qiáng

补

HSK 3

含义mend, patch, fix, repair, restore

拼音bǔ

西

HSK 11

含义west(ern); westward, occident; Kangxi radical 146

拼音xī