立地成佛 lì dì chéng fó

to repent and be absolved of one's crimes

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
  2. 2. to become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation

Characters

Character Meaning
立 lì HSK 5
to stand; to establish; to set up
地 dì HSK 3
ground; land; adverb marker -ly
成 chéng HSK 3
to become; to succeed; to complete
佛 fó HSK 5
seemingly; (female) head ornament; variant of 彿fú