家破人亡 jiā pò rén wáng

family destroyed; lose everything and loved ones

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 35568th word

Definitions

  1. 1. family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned
  2. 2. destitute and homeless

Characters

Character Meaning
家 jiā HSK 1
home; family; classifier for families or businesses
破 pò HSK 4
broken; to break, split or cleave; damaged
人 rén HSK 1
person; people; man
亡 wáng HSK 6
to die; deceased; to be gone