烽煙四起，戰火紛飛 fēng yān sì qǐ ， zhàn huǒ fēn fēi

lit. fire beacons in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. fire beacons in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war

Characters

Character Meaning
烽 fēng
beacon fire
煙 yān
smoke; cigarette or pipe tobacco; mist
四 sì HSK 1
four; 4
起 qǐ HSK 1
to get up; to rise; to start
戰 zhàn
to fight; fight; battle
火 huǒ HSK 2
fire; hot (popular); fiery or flaming
紛 fēn
numerous; disorderly; confused
飛 fēi
to fly