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开天辟地

groundbreaking

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

kai1tian1pi4di4 • kāitiānpìdì

Meaning

Primary

groundbreaking

Alternatives

unprecedented, creation of the world, creation of heaven and earth

Mnemonic

开天辟地 Groundbreaking refers to something so novel that it is like 开 opening up a new piece of 天 heaven by 辟 opening up new 地 ground beneath it.

Usage

这 部 电影 是 开天辟地 的 代表作。

This movie is a groundbreaking masterpiece.

这 次 发明 开天辟地， 改变 了 世界。

This invention is groundbreaking and changed the world.

他 的 想法 真是 开天辟地。

His idea is truly groundbreaking.