惊涛骇浪 jīng tāo hài làng

perilous situation

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 45927th word

Definitions

  1. 1. perilous situation

Characters

Character Meaning
惊 jīng HSK 4
to be frightened; to be scared; to startle
涛 tāo HSK 6
big wave; Taiwan pr. táo
骇 hài
to startle; to astonish; to hack (computing, loanword)
浪 làng HSK 4
wave; unrestrained; dissipated