東征西怨 dōng zhēng xī yuàn

war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters

Characters

Character Meaning
東 dōng
east; surname Dong
征 zhēng HSK 5
to levy (taxes); to recruit; to draft (troops)
西 xī HSK 1
west; the West; abbr. for Spain 西班牙xī bān yá
怨 yuàn HSK 5
to blame; to complain