开天辟地 meaning in English
(lit.) to split heaven and earth apart (refers to the Pangu 盤古|盘古[Pan2 gu3] creation myth) (idiom); (fig.) unprecedented; first of its kind
Meaning of 开天辟地
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
kāitiānpìdì
- (lit.) to split heaven and earth apart (refers to the Pangu 盤古|盘古[Pan2 gu3] creation myth) (idiom)
- (fig.) unprecedented; first of its kind
Stroke order for each character
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开 kāi · to open · 4 strokes
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天 tiān · day · 4 strokes
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辟 pì · law · 13 strokes
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地 de · -ly · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 开天辟地.
| 地方 | dìfang | region; regional (away from the central administration) |
| 今天 | jīntiān | today; the present time; now |
| 明天 | míngtiān | tomorrow |
| 打开 | dǎkāi | to open; to show (a ticket) |
| 开玩笑 | kāi wánxiào | to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke |
| 昨天 | zuótiān | yesterday |
| 开车 | kāichē | to drive a car (or train etc); (slang) to post sexual content online; to make a sexual jok |
| 地上 | dìshang | on the ground; on the floor |
| 地点 | dìdiǎn | place; site |
| 天气 | tiānqì | weather |
| 地图 | dìtú | map |
| 白天 | báitiān | daytime; during the day |
Questions about 开天辟地
What does 开天辟地 mean?
开天辟地 (kāitiān-pìdì) means "(lit.) to split heaven and earth apart (refers to the Pangu 盤古|盘古[Pan2 gu3] creation myth) (idiom); (fig.) unprecedented; first of its kind".
How do you write 开天辟地?
开天辟地 is made of 4 characters: 开 (4 strokes), 天 (4 strokes), 辟 (13 strokes), 地 (6 strokes). That is 27 strokes in total.
Is 开天辟地 an HSK word?
Yes. 开天辟地 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 开天辟地 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 开天辟地 is written 開天闢地.