乱世 (luàn shì) — troubled times; era of chaos (war, upheaval)
Definition
A literary noun for an era of war, disorder, and social collapse — used in writing about history and literature rather than everyday speech.
noun
troubled timesera of chaos (war, upheaval)
Examples
- 乱世,。Zài luàn shì zhōng, bǎi xìng de shēng huó fēi cháng jiān nán.In troubled times, the lives of common people are very difficult.
- 乱世。Xǔ duō yīng xióng rén wù dōu chū xiàn zài luàn shì.Many heroic figures appear in troubled times.
- 乱世。Zhè běn xiǎo shuō miáo huì le nà duàn luàn shì.This novel depicts that era of chaos.
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