打抱不平 (dá) — to defend victims of injustice; to stand up against oppression

Definition

Examples

• 他从小就好打抱不平，看到别人受欺负总是第一个站出来。
  Tā cóng xiǎo jiù hǎo dǎ bào bù píng, kàn dào bié rén shòu qī fu zǒng shì dì yī gè zhàn chū lái.
  He has always been someone who defends the wronged; whenever he sees others being bullied, he is the first to step forward.
• 这部小说里的侠客最擅长打抱不平，帮助了不少无辜的人。
  Zhè bù xiǎo shuō lǐ de xiá kè zuì shàn cháng dǎ bào bù píng, bāng zhù le bù shǎo wú gū de rén.
  The knight-errant in this novel is best at fighting injustice and has helped many innocent people.
• 她打抱不平的性格让她在职场中得罪了一些人，但也赢得了很多尊重。
  Tā dǎ bào bù píng de xìng gé ràng tā zài zhí chǎng zhōng dé zuì le yì xiē rén, dàn yě yíng dé le hěn duō zūn zhòng.
  Her character of standing up for the oppressed offended some people in the workplace, but also earned her a lot of respect.