妻离子散 qī lí zǐ sàn

a family wrenched apart (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. a family wrenched apart (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
妻 qī HSK 2
wife; to marry off (a daughter)
离 lí HSK 2
to leave; to be away from; (in giving distances) from
子 zǐ HSK 1
(noun suffix); son; child
散 sàn HSK 4
to scatter; to disperse; to break up (a meeting etc)