問鼎中原 wèn dǐng zhōng yuán

to plan to seize power of the whole country (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to plan to seize power of the whole country (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
問 wèn
to ask
鼎 dǐng
ancient three-legged cauldron
中 zhōng HSK 1
in; within; middle
原 yuán HSK 4
original; former; source