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惊天动地

惊天动地 (jīng tiān dòng dì): Earth-shattering / momentous — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

惊天动地 consists of 4 characters.

to startle, to be frightened

sky, heaven, or the celestial realm

to move, to act, to change

earth; ground; place; land

Word Info

Pinyinjīng tiān dòng dì

Meaningearth-shattering / momentous

Characters4

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

Syntax—

Word惊天动地

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3.

How to Use 惊天动地 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 惊天动地 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complementwith干

gàn干

de得

jīng惊

tiān天

dòng动

dì地

neutral

achieve something earth-shattering

Measure Word + Nounwith巨响

yī一

shēng声

jīng惊

tiān天

dòng动

dì地

de的

Adjective + Noun

jīng惊

tiān天

dòng动

dì地

de的

ài爱

qíng情

4.

Example Sentences with 惊天动地

zhè这

ge个

shēng声

yīn音

jīng惊

tiān天

dòng动

jù

巨

xiǎng响

formalWritten

an earth-shattering loud noise

formal

Written

earth-shattering love

jīng惊

tiān天

dòng动

dì地

de的

dà大

shì事

formal

earth-shattering event

dì

地

。

This sound is earth-shattering.

Zhè这

ge个

xiāo消

xi息

yī一

gōng公

bù布

，

jiù就

yǐn引

qǐ起

le了

jīng惊

tiān天

dòng动

dì地

de的

fǎn反

xiǎng响

。

As soon as this news was announced, it caused an earth-shattering response.

bié别

zǒng总

xiǎng想

zhe着

zuò做

jīng惊

tiān天

dòng动

dì地

de的

dà大

shì事

，

bǎ把

xiǎo小

shì事

zuò做

hǎo好

tóng同

yàng样

zhòng重

yào要

。

Don't always think about doing earth-shattering great deeds; doing small things well is equally important.

zhè这

cì次

kǎo考

gǔ古

fā发

xiàn现

kān堪

chēng称

jīng惊

tiān天

dòng动

dì地

，

gǎi改

xiě写

le了

wǒ我

men们

duì对

gǔ古

dài代

wén文

míng明

de的

rèn认

shi识

。

This archaeological discovery can be described as momentous, rewriting our understanding of ancient civilizations.

tā他

de的

fā发

míng明

zài在

kē科

xué学

jiè界

yǐn引

qǐ起

le了

jīng惊

tiān天

dòng动

dì地

de的

biàn变

huà化

。

His invention caused earth-shattering changes in the scientific community.

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

rèn认

wéi为

zhǐ只

yǒu有

jīng惊

tiān天

dòng动

dì地

de的

ài爱

qíng情

cái才

zhí值

dé得

bèi被

gē歌

sòng颂

ma吗

？

Do you really think that only earth-shattering love is worth being celebrated?

tā他

de的

lí离

zhí职

bìng并

wèi未

yǐn引

qǐ起

jīng惊

tiān天

dòng动

dì地

de的

fǎn反

xiǎng响

，

yí一

qiè切

rú如

cháng常

jìn进

xíng行

。

His resignation did not cause an earth-shattering reaction; everything proceeded as usual.

nà那

chǎng场

gé革

mìng命

dài带

lái来

le了

jīng惊

tiān天

dòng动

dì地

de的

shè社

huì会

biàn变

gé革

，

chè彻

dǐ底

gǎi改

biàn变

le了

rén人

men们

de的

shēng生

huó活

fāng方

shì式

。

That revolution brought about earth-shattering social changes, completely transforming people's way of life.

suī虽

rán然

jì计

huà划

kàn看

sì似

jīng惊

tiān天

dòng动

dì地

，

dàn但

quē缺

fá乏

jù具

tǐ体

bù步

zhòu骤

biàn便

nán难

yǐ以

shí实

xiàn现

。

Although the plan appears momentous, it is difficult to achieve without concrete steps.

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前天

Words with 动

运动yùn dòngHSK 2
动物dòng wùHSK 3
动物园dòng wù yuánHSK 3
运动会yùn dòng huìHSK 3
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动车dòng chēHSK 4

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地方dì fangHSK 3
地铁dì tiěHSK 3
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各地gè dìHSK 4
地址dì zhǐHSK 4
地点

qián tiān

HSK 3

感动

gǎn dòng

HSK 4

dì diǎn

HSK 4