東征西討 dōng zhēng xī tǎo

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

東 dōng east, eastern, eastward
征 zhēng
HSK 5
invade, attack, conquer
西 xī
HSK 1
west(ern); westward, occident
討 tǎo to discuss; ask for, beg; demand; dun; marry