Chinese word dictionary

颠沛流离

diān pèi liú lí · homeless and miserable (idiom); to wander about in a desperate plight; to drift

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Word information

Simplified颠沛流离

Traditional顛沛流離

Pinyindiān pèi liú lí

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Character breakdown

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颠diān

peak, summit, top; to upset

沛pèi

abundant, copious, full

流liú

to flow, to drift, to circulate; class

离lí

rare beast; strange; elegant

How to learn 颠沛流离

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Words with the same characters

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离lí

surname Li; to leave; to part from; to be away from; (in giving distances) from; without (sth); independent of; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing fire; ☲

离开líkāi

to depart; to leave

交流jiāoliú

to exchange; exchange; communication; interaction; to have social contact (with sb)

距离jùlí

distance; CL:個|个[ge4]; to be apart from

流liú

to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread; to move or drift; to degenerate; to banish or send into exile; stream of water or sth resembling one; class, rate or grade

流利liúlì

fluent