Meaning of 翻天覆地
翻天覆地 means earth-shattering; momentous; thorough and enormous change; to turn the world upside down; to raise a huge fuss; to make a terrible mess. Pronounced fān tiān fù dì. HSK 7-9.
- earth-shattering; momentous; thorough and enormous change
- to turn the world upside down; to raise a huge fuss; to make a terrible mess
Definitions & Examples
Gǎi改
gé革
kāi开
fàng放
yǐ以
lái来
，
Zhōng中
guó国
fā发
shēng生
le了
fān翻
tiān天
fù覆
dì地
de的
biàn变
huà化
。
Since the reform and opening-up, earth-shattering changes have taken place in China.
Kē科
jì技
de的
jìn进
bù步
gěi给
wǒ我
men们
de的
shēng生
huó活
dài带
lái来
le了
fān翻
tiān天
fù覆
dì地
de的
gé革
xīn新
。
Technological progress has brought about a revolutionary change in our lives.
Zhè这
zuò座
xiǎo小
chéng城
shí十
nián年
jiān间
de的
biàn变
huà化
kān堪
chēng称
fān翻
tiān天
fù覆
dì地
。
The changes in this small town over the past decade can be described as earth-shattering.