拔地而起 bádì'érqǐ rise abruptly Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 1 sentence 城市里到处都是拔地而起的高楼。 chéngshì lǐ dàochù dōu shì bádì'érqǐ de gāolóu. The city is full of skyscrapers rising from the ground. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary