枪林弹雨 (qiāng lín dàn) — hail of bullets; fierce battle conditions (idiomatic)

Definition

Examples

• 战场上枪林弹雨，士兵们仍然勇敢向前。
  Zhàn chǎng shàng qiāng lín dàn, shì bīng men réng rán yǒng gǎn xiàng qián.
  On the battlefield under a hail of bullets, the soldiers still bravely advanced.
• 他曾经经历过枪林弹雨，如今谈起战争仍心有余悸。
  Tā céng jīng jīng lì guò qiāng lín dàn, rú jīn tán qǐ zhàn zhēng réng xīn yǒu yú jì.
  He has experienced a hail of bullets before, and talking about war today still gives him a lingering fear.
• 记者在枪林弹雨中坚持采访，记录下最真实的历史。
  Jì zhě zài qiāng lín dàn zhōng jiān chí cǎi fǎng, jì lù xià zuì zhēn shí de lì shǐ.
  The journalist insisted on reporting through the hail of bullets, recording the truest history.