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过河拆桥

guò hé chāi qiáo

4-character word Traditional 過河拆橋

What 过河拆桥 means

1. (lit.) to destroy the bridge after crossing the river (idiom)
2. (fig.) to abandon one's benefactor upon achieving one's goal

The characters in 过河拆桥

• 过guòto cross; to go over; to pass (time)
• 河hériver; (bound form) the Yellow River; (bound form) the Milky Way
• 拆chāito tear open; to tear down; to tear apart
• 桥qiáobridge

Example sentences

• 过河拆桥。
  Guòhé-chāiqiáo.
  Destroy one's bridges after one has crossed the river.