顛沛流離 diān pèi liú lí

homeless and miserable (idiom); to wander about in a desperate plight

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. homeless and miserable (idiom); to wander about in a desperate plight
  2. 2. to drift

Characters

Character Meaning
顛 diān
to jolt; inverted; top (of the head)
沛 pèi HSK 6
abundant; copious
流 liú HSK 4
to flow; to circulate or spread; to move or drift
離 lí
to leave; to be away from; (in giving distances) from