political chaos; social unrest
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
politically chaotic; socially turbulent
literaryA classical, literary term from a reference to two poems in the 《诗经》 (Classic of Poetry). It is used to describe periods of great national turmoil and instability, often in historical or formal contexts. Not used in everyday conversation.
Wèi魏
Jìn晋
Nán南
Běi北
Cháo朝
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
yī一
gè个
bǎn板
dàng荡
de的
shí时
qī期
。
The Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties period was a turbulent era in Chinese history.
Zài在
guó国
jiā家
bǎn板
dàng荡
zhī之
jì际
，
tā他
tǐng挺
shēn身
ér而
chū出
，
lì力
wǎn挽
kuáng狂
lán澜
。
When the nation was in chaos, he stepped forward to avert disaster.
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Shī诗
rén人
yòng用
bǐ笔
jì记
lù录
le了
nà那
duàn段
bǎn板
dàng荡
de的
suì岁
yuè月
。
The poet used his pen to record that turbulent time.