乱世

亂世
luànshì
noun #19,193

Meanings

  1. 1 troubled times; chaotic era
  2. 2 the world in chaos

Examples

Luànshì chū yīngxióng.
Troubled times produce heroes.
Zài luànshì zhōng, pǔtōng rén de shēnghuó fēicháng jiānnán.
In times of chaos, ordinary people's lives were very difficult.

Tips

culture
乱世 is a key concept in Chinese historical narrative. Many celebrated stories (Three Kingdoms, Warring States) take place during 乱世. The opposite is (shèngshì, 'golden age/prosperous era').

In Pop Culture

乱世佳人 Luànshì Jiārén
Gone with the Wind
Chinese title of the classic 1939 film — literally 'beauty of troubled times'

Stroke Order

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