人间地狱 rén jiān dì yù

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
间 jiān
HSK 2
midpoint, space; place, locality
地 dì
HSK 3
earth; soil, ground; region
狱 yù
HSK 6
prison, jail; case; lawsuit