鼻青脸肿

鼻青臉腫
bíqīng-liǎnzhǒng
idiom #27,710

Meanings

  1. 1 with a black eye and a swollen face
  2. 2 beaten black and blue; badly beaten up

Examples

HSK 3
Tā bèi rén dǎ de bíqīngliǎnzhǒng.
He was beaten black and blue.
HSK 3
Nàchǎng jià dǎ wán, shuāngfāng dōu bíqīngliǎnzhǒng.
After the fight, both sides had black eyes and swollen faces.

Tips

memory
Picture the result of a brawl: (nose) + (blue/bruised) + (face) + (swollen). It literally describes a bruised nose and swollen face - the classic aftermath of a beating.

Stroke Order

qīng
liǎn
zhǒng