翻
天
覆
地

Sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom) in Chinese: 翻天覆地 (fān tiān fù dì)

fān tiān fù dì

sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion
  2. 2everything turned on its head

Stroke order

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翻
天
覆
地

Zhuyin

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ㄈㄢ

fān

ㄈ/ fㄢ/ an—/ first tone

ㄊㄧㄢ

tiān

ㄊ/ tㄧ/ iㄢ/ an—/ first tone

ㄈㄨˋ

fù

ㄈ/ fㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄉㄧˋ

dì

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 这些年，家乡发生了翻天覆地的变化。

    zhè xiē nián， jiā xiāng fā shēng le fān tiān fù dì de biàn huà。

    In recent years, my hometown has undergone earth-shaking changes.

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Related words

地

de

-ly

翻

fān

to turn over

天

tiān

day

今天

jīn tiān

today

明天

míng tiān

tomorrow

天气

tiān qì

weather

昨天

zuó tiān

yesterday

地方

dì fāng

region

地铁

dì tiě

underground railway

地图

dì tú

map

当地

dāng dì

local

地球

dì qiú

the earth

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