人间地狱

人間地獄

rénjiān-dìyù

idiom #24,837

Meanings

1 hell on earth
2 a living hell
3 an extremely horrible situation

Characters

between / world / realm

Examples

HSK 4

战争把那座城市变成了人间地狱。

Zhànzhēng bǎ nà zuò chéngshì biànchéng le rénjiān-dìyù.

War turned that city into a living hell.

HSK 6

长期生活在暴力中，对她来说简直是人间地狱。

Chángqī shēnghuó zài bàolì zhōng, duì tā láishuō jiǎnzhí shì rénjiān-dìyù.

Living in violence for so long was simply hell on earth for her.

Tips

usage

人间地狱 contrasts 人间 (the human world) with 地狱 (hell/the underworld), emphasizing that something earthly has become as terrible as the afterlife's punishment realm.

Stroke Order

人 rén

间 jiān

地 dì

狱 yù