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惊天动地
jīng tiān dòng dì
Pinyin
Definition
惊天动地
-
jīng tiān dòng dì
world-shaking (idiom)
Character Decomposition
惊
忄
亠
口
小
天
一
大
动
二
厶
力
地
土
乚
㇆
丨
Related Words
(20)
今天
jīn tiān
1
today
2
at the present
3
now
地
de
1
-ly
2
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
地址
dì zhǐ
1
address
2
CL:個|个[gè]
地方
dì fāng
1
region
2
regional (away from the central administration)
3
local
天
tiān
1
day
2
sky
3
heaven
天下
tiān xià
1
land under heaven
2
the whole world
3
the whole of China
4
realm
5
rule
天天
tiān tiān
1
every day
天气
tiān qì
1
weather
明天
míng tiān
1
tomorrow
昨天
zuó tiān
1
yesterday
上天
shàng tiān
1
Heaven
2
Providence
3
God
4
the day before
5
the sky above
6
to fly to the sky
7
to take off and fly into space
8
to die
9
to pass away
不败之地
bù bài zhī dì
1
invincible position
中天
zhōng tiān
1
culmination (astronomy)
倚天屠龙记
Yǐ tiān Tú lóng Jì
1
Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, wuxia (武俠|武侠[wǔ xiá], martial arts chivalry) novel by Jin Yong 金庸[Jīn Yōng] and its screen adaptations
内地
Nèi dì
1
mainland China (PRC excluding Hong Kong and Macau, but including islands such as Hainan)
2
Japan (used in Taiwan during Japanese colonization)
冬天
dōng tiān
1
winter
2
CL:個|个[gè]
冷天
lěng tiān
1
cold weather
2
cold season
前天
qián tiān
1
the day before yesterday
半天
bàn tiān
1
half of the day
2
a long time
3
quite a while
4
midair
5
CL:個|个[gè]
原地
yuán dì
1
(in) the original place
2
the place where one currently is
3
place of origin
4
local (product)
Idioms
(20)
一人得道,鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
1
lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
2
fig. to ride on sb else's success
3
Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
4
Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一个天南,一个地北
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
1
to live miles apart (idiom)
一败涂地
yī bài tú dì
1
failed and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly
2
a crushing defeat
3
beaten and in a hopeless position
一柱擎天
yī zhù qíng tiān
1
lit. to support the sky as a single pillar (idiom)
2
fig. to take a crucial responsibility upon one's shoulders
一步登天
yī bù dēng tiān
1
reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success
三天不打,上房揭瓦
sān tiān bù dǎ , shàng fáng jiē wǎ
1
three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)
2
spare the rod, spoil the child
三天两头
sān tiān liǎng tóu
1
lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day
2
frequently
上天入地
shàng tiān rù dì
1
lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiom)
2
fig. to go to great lengths
3
to search heaven and earth
上天无路,入地无门
shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén
1
lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
2
fig. to be at the end of one's rope
3
to be trapped in a hopeless situation
上有天堂,下有苏杭
shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu Sū Háng
1
lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Sū Háng] below (idiom)
2
fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
不啻天渊
bù chì tiān yuān
1
no less than from heaven to the abyss (idiom); differing widely
2
worlds apart
3
the gap couldn't be bigger
不终天年
bù zhōng tiān nián
1
to die before one's allotted lifespan has run its course (idiom)
不见天日
bù jiàn tiān rì
1
all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice
九天揽月
jiǔ tiān lǎn yuè
1
to reach for the stars (idiom)
五体投地
wǔ tǐ tóu dì
1
to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
人杰地灵
rén jié dì líng
1
illustrious hero, spirit of the place (idiom); a place derives reflected glory from an illustrious son
人命关天
rén mìng guān tiān
1
human life is beyond value (idiom)
人外有人,天外有天
rén wài yǒu rén , tiān wài yǒu tiān
1
in the wider world there are people more talented than oneself (idiom)
人定胜天
rén dìng shèng tiān
1
man can conquer nature (idiom); human wisdom can prevail over nature
人间地狱
rén jiān dì yù
1
hell on earth (idiom); suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive
2
fig. having an uncomfortable time
Sample Sentences
嗯。找个帅哥来场惊天动地的校园恋爱!
ng4 。zhǎo gè shuàigē lái chǎng jīngtiāndòngdì de xiàoyuán liàn\'ài !
Yeah. To look for a handsome guy to have a school romance to shake heaven and earth!
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