二十年目睹之怪现状
èr​shí​nián​mù​dǔ​zhī​guài​xiàn​zhuàng

The Strange State of the World Witnessed Over 20 Years

  1. 二十 èr​shí numeral
    twenty
    the number twenty; 20
  2. 年 nián noun
    year
    a year or the duration of a year; also used to describe annual or yearly occurrences
  3. 目睹 mù​dǔ verb
    to witness
    to see with one's own eyes; to see at first hand
  4. 之 zhī particle
    [possessive]
    Connects a describing word or phrase to the noun it describes, similar to 的 de but used in formal or literary writing.
  5. 怪 guài adjective
    strange
    strange; odd; unusual
  6. 现状 現狀 xiàn​zhuàng noun
    status quo
    current situation; present conditions