颠沛流离 diān pèi liú lí

driven from home; wander in hardship

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 52017th word

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
颠 diān HSK 6
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
离 lí HSK 2
to leave; to be away from; (in giving distances) from