上天入地 shàng tiān rù dì

fig. to go to great lengths; to search heaven and earth

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. to go to great lengths
  2. 2. to search heaven and earth
  3. 3. lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
上 shàng HSK 1
to go up; on top; above
天 tiān HSK 1
day; sky; heaven
入 rù HSK 4
to enter; to go into; to join
地 dì HSK 3
ground; land; adverb marker -ly