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兵荒马乱

Word · PhraseTraditional兵荒馬亂

turmoil and chaos of war

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

phrase

chaos and disorder caused by war

literary

多用于描述战争期间的混乱状态,强调社会秩序和生活的破坏。

Zài在
nà那
ge个
bīng兵
huāng荒
mǎ马
luàn乱
de的
nián年
dài代
 ,
lǎo老
bǎi百
xìng姓
shēng生
huó活
kùn困
kǔ苦
 。

In those chaotic years of war, the common people lived in hardship.

Zhè这
bù部
xiǎo小
shuō说
shēng生
dòng动
de地
miáo描
xiě写
le了
gǔ古
dài代
bīng兵
huāng荒
mǎ马
luàn乱
de的
lì历
shǐ史
chǎng场
jǐng景
 。

This novel vividly portrays the chaotic scenes of war in ancient times.

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Rén人
men们
fēn纷
fēn纷
táo逃
lí离
zhàn战
huǒ火
 ,
zhēn真
shì是
bīng兵
huāng荒
mǎ马
luàn乱
 ,
mín民
bù不
liáo聊
shēng生
 。

People fled the war in droves, it was truly a scene of chaos and disorder where the masses had no means to live.

Tā他
zài在
huí回
yì忆
lù录
lǐ里
jì记
lù录
le了
zhàn战
zhēng争
shí时
qī期
bīng兵
huāng荒
mǎ马
luàn乱
de的
qīn亲
shēn身
jīng经
lì历
 。

In his memoir, he recorded his personal experiences of the turmoil of wartime.