草木皆兵

草木皆兵 cǎo mù jiē bīng ㄘㄠˇ ㄇㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝㄅㄧㄥ cou2 muk6 gaai1 bing1

lit. every tree or bush an enemy soldier (idiom); fig. to panic and treat everyone as an enemy
to feel beleaguered

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 草 (1 of 4) — stroke by stroke.

Character breakdown

草 radical 艹 = 艹早
木 radical 木 = 十八
皆 radical 白 = 比白
兵 radical 八 = 丘八

Example sentences

草木皆兵。 Every bush and tree looks like an enemy.

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