兵荒马乱 bīng huāng mǎ luàn

war chaos; troubled, chaotic times

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 52860th word

Definitions

  1. 1. soldiers munity and troops rebel (idiom); turmoil and chaos of war

Characters

Character Meaning
兵 bīng HSK 5
soldiers; military; weapons
荒 huāng HSK 6
to neglect; absurd; desolate
马 mǎ HSK 3
horse; surname Ma
乱 luàn HSK 4
in confusion or disorder; disorder; to mix up