驚濤駭浪 jīng tāo hài làng

perilous situation

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. perilous situation

Characters

Character Meaning
驚 jīng
to be frightened; to be scared; to startle
濤 tāo
big wave; Taiwan pr. táo
駭 hài
to startle; to astonish; to hack (computing, loanword)
浪 làng HSK 4
wave; unrestrained; dissipated