草木皆兵 cǎo mù jiē bīng

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. every tree or bush an enemy soldier (idiom); fig. to panic and treat everyone as an enemy
  2. to feel beleaguered

CHARACTERS

草 cǎo
HSK 3
grass, straw, thatch, herbs
木 mù
HSK 5
tree; wood, lumber; wooden
皆 jiē
HSK 6
all, every, everybody
兵 bīng
HSK 5
soldier, troops