人間地獄 rén jiān dì yù

hell on earth; very painful life

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. hell on earth (idiom); suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive
  2. 2. fig. having an uncomfortable time

Characters

Character Meaning
人 rén HSK 1
person; people; man
間 jiān
between; among; within a definite time or space
地 dì HSK 3
ground; land; adverb marker -ly
獄 yù
prison