平地起风波 píng dì qǐ fēng bō

trouble appearing from nowhere; unforeseen situation

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. trouble appearing from nowhere
  2. 2. unforeseen situation

Characters

Character Meaning
平 píng HSK 3
flat; level; peaceful
地 dì HSK 3
ground; land; adverb marker -ly
起 qǐ HSK 1
to get up; to rise; to start
风 fēng HSK 3
wind; style; manner
波 bō HSK 6
wave; ripple; surge