助人下石 — “To assist someone in doing harm to others”
助人下石 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to assist someone in doing harm to others”. Especially by exacerbating their difficulties or making their bad situation worse. Literally, “Help others throw stones”.
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助人下石 Pronunciation and Pinyin
助人下石 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 助人下石
面对别人的失误，他不仅没有提供帮助，反而助人下石，让局面变得更加复杂。
Instead of offering help when others made a mistake, he aided them in making things worse, complicating the situation further.
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What does 助人下石 mean?
助人下石 (zhù rén xià shí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to assist someone in doing harm to others”.
How do you pronounce 助人下石?
助人下石 is pronounced zhù rén xià shí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 助人下石 literally mean?
Literally, 助人下石 means “Help others throw stones”. It is used to mean “to assist someone in doing harm to others”.
What is the Chinese definition of 助人下石?
帮助别人去作害人的事。