南征北伐 nán zhēng běi fá

war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters

Characters

Character Meaning
南 nán HSK 3
south; surname Nan
征 zhēng HSK 5
to levy (taxes); to recruit; to draft (troops)
北 běi HSK 1
north; (classical) to be defeated
伐 fá HSK 6
to cut down; to fell; to attack