风口浪尖 fēng kǒu làng jiān

at the heart of the struggle

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 41919th word

Definitions

  1. 1. at the heart of the struggle
  2. 2. where the wind and the waves are the fiercest

Characters

Character Meaning
风 fēng HSK 3
wind; style; manner
口 kǒu HSK 3
mouth
浪 làng HSK 4
wave; unrestrained; dissipated
尖 jiān HSK 6
sharp; pointed; point (of needle)