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翻天覆地 (fān tiān fù dì): Earth-shaking changes / Dramatic changes (adjective/idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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翻 • fān • turn over; turn around; reverse • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
fān翻

turn over; turn around; reverse

天 • tiān • sky, heaven, or the celestial realm • HSK 3.0 · L1
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tiān天

sky, heaven, or the celestial realm

覆 • fù • to cover, to overturn, to capsize
fù覆

to cover, to overturn, to capsize

地 • dì • earth; ground; place; land • HSK 3.0 · L2
HSK 3.0 · L2
dì地

earth; ground; place; land

Word Info

Pinyinfān tiān fù dì
MeaningEarth-shaking changes / Dramatic changes
Characters4
Syntaxadjective/idiom

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 翻天覆地.

Words with 翻
  • 翻译fān yìto translate
  • 推翻tuī fānoverthrow; overturn; topple
  • 翻新fān xīnRenovation
  • 翻番fān fānDouble / Increase
  • 翻身fān shēnTurn over
  • 翻来覆去fān lái fù qùOver and over again / Repeatedly
  • 嗨翻hāi fānto be extremely excited; to go wild with excitement
  • 打翻dǎ fānknock over; spill
Words with 天
  • 今天jīn tiāntoday
  • 天气tiān qìweather
  • 明天míng tiāntomorrow
  • 昨天zuó tiānyesterday
Words with 覆
  • 覆盖fù gàicover; overlap; vegetation
  • 颠覆diān fùSubvert / Overthrow
  • 翻来覆去fān lái fù qùOver and over again / Repeatedly
  • 焘覆tāofùcover and protect
Words with 地
  • 地图dì túmap
  • 地方dì fangplace
  • 地铁dì tiěunderground train; tube; metro
  • 外地wài dìparts of the country other than where one is
白天
bái tiān
daytime
  • 星期天xīng qī tiānSunday
  • 冬天dōng tiānwinter
  • 前天qián tiānthe day before yesterday
    • 覆辙
    fù zhé
    overturned cart track; past mistake
  • 天翻地覆tiān fān dì fùearth-shaking, drastic change
  • 覆水难收fù shuǐ nán shōuWhat's done cannot be undone; spilled water cannot be gathered up; irreversible actions; no turning back
  • 重蹈覆辙chóng dǎo fù zhérepeat the same mistake
    • 草地
    cǎo dì
    lawn
  • 各地gè dìin all parts of (a country)
  • 地址dì zhǐaddress
  • 地点dì diǎnlocation
    • 4.

    How to Use 翻天覆地 in Sentences

    Subject + Complementwith变化
    biàn变
    huà化
    fān翻
    tiān天
    fù覆
    dì地
    formal
    changes are earth-shaking
    Adverb + Verbwith改变
    fān翻
    tiān天
    fù覆
    dì地
    de地
    gǎi改
    biàn
    Verb + Objectwith发生
    fā发
    shēng生
    fān翻
    tiān天
    fù覆
    dì地
    de
    Adjective + Nounwith变化
    fān翻
    tiān天
    fù覆
    dì地
    de的
    biàn变
    huà
    5.

    Example Sentences with 翻天覆地

    zhè这
    ge个
    chéng城
    shì市
    biàn变
    huà化
    hěn
    变
    formal
    change drastically
    的
    biàn变
    huà化
    formal
    undergo earth-shaking changes
    化
    formal
    earth-shaking changes
    很
    dà大
    ，
    zhēn真
    shi是
    fān翻
    tiān天
    fù覆
    dì地
    。
    This city has changed a lot; it's truly earth-shaking.
    zhè这
    zuò座
    chéng城
    shì市
    zài在
    guò过
    qù去
    de的
    shí十
    nián年
    lǐ里
    fā发
    shēng生
    le了
    fān翻
    tiān天
    fù覆
    dì地
    de的
    biàn变
    huà化
    。
    This city has undergone earth-shaking changes in the past ten years.
    duǎn短
    duǎn短
    shí十
    nián年
    jiān间
    ，
    jiā家
    xiāng乡
    de的
    miàn面
    mào貌
    fā发
    shēng生
    le了
    fān翻
    tiān天
    fù覆
    dì地
    de的
    biàn变
    huà化
    。
    In just ten years, the appearance of my hometown has undergone earth-shaking changes.
    nǐ你
    nán难
    dào道
    méi没
    fā发
    xiàn现
    ，
    tā他
    de的
    tài态
    dù度
    zuì最
    jìn近
    yǒu有
    le了
    fān翻
    tiān天
    fù覆
    dì地
    de的
    zhuǎn转
    biàn变
    ma吗
    ？
    Haven't you noticed that his attitude has undergone a dramatic change recently?
    zì自
    cóng从
    tā他
    huàn换
    le了
    gōng工
    zuò作
    ，
    shēng生
    huó活
    fā发
    shēng生
    le了
    fān翻
    tiān天
    fù覆
    dì地
    de的
    biàn变
    huà化
    。
    Since he changed jobs, his life has undergone a dramatic transformation.