What does 开天辟地 mean in Chinese?
开天辟地 (kāitiān-pìdì) means to split heaven and earth apart (idiom); refers to the Pangu 盘古 creation myth.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
开天辟地
to split heaven and earth apart (idiom); refers to the Pangu 盘古 creation myth
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
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to split heaven and earth apart (idiom); refers to the Pangu 盘古 creation myth
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The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
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How do you pronounce 开天辟地?
开天辟地 is pronounced kāitiān-pìdì.
Is 开天辟地 an HSK word?
开天辟地 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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