天旋地轉 tiān xuán dì zhuàn

the sky spins, the earth goes round (idiom); giddy with one's head spinning

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. the sky spins, the earth goes round (idiom); giddy with one's head spinning
  2. 2. fig. huge changes in the world

Characters

Character Meaning
天 tiān HSK 1
day; sky; heaven
旋 xuán HSK 6
to revolve; a circle; a loop
地 dì HSK 3
ground; land; adverb marker -ly
轉 zhuàn
to turn; to change direction; to transfer