开天辟地 kāi tiān pì dì

groundbreaking; like creation of the world

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 30237th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to split heaven and earth apart (idiom); refers to the Pangu 盘古pán gǔ creation myth

Characters

Character Meaning
开 kāi HSK 1
to open; to turn on; to start
天 tiān HSK 1
day; sky; heaven
辟 pì HSK 6
to refute; to dispel; to open up (for development)
地 dì HSK 3
ground; land; adverb marker -ly