尋事生非 xún shì shēng fēi

to look for trouble

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to look for trouble

Characters

Character Meaning
尋 xún
to search; to look for; to seek
事 shì HSK 2
matter; thing; affair
生 shēng HSK 1
life; to be born; raw
非 fēi HSK 2
not; to not be; non-