乱世 (luàn shì) — troubled times; era of chaos (war, upheaval)

Definition

Examples

• 在乱世中，百姓的生活非常艰难。
  Zài luàn shì zhōng, bǎi xìng de shēng huó fēi cháng jiān nán.
  In troubled times, the lives of common people are very difficult.
• 许多英雄人物都出现在乱世。
  Xǔ duō yīng xióng rén wù dōu chū xiàn zài luàn shì.
  Many heroic figures appear in troubled times.
• 这本小说描绘了那段乱世。
  Zhè běn xiǎo shuō miáo huì le nà duàn luàn shì.
  This novel depicts that era of chaos.