改天换地
gǎi​tiān​huàn​dì

to change the world

  • created sense approved 改天换地/改天換地 · gǎi​tiān​huàn​dì · to change the world — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    改天换地 / 改天換地

    gǎi​tiān​huàn​dì

    to change the world

    to fundamentally transform the face of nature or society, making it completely new

    改 (literal) → 改 · gǎi · to change 天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · sky 换 (literal) → 换/換 · huàn · to exchange 地 (literal) → 地 · dì · earth

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense