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翻天覆地

fān tiān fù dì

HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion
  • everything turned on its head

Definition

形容变化巨大而彻底。

Describing a tremendous and thorough change.

Usage

这个成语主要用于描述社会、局面、生活等发生的巨大变化。

This idiom is mainly used to describe enormous changes in society, situation, life, etc.

Examples

  • 1 改革开放以来，中国的面貌发生了翻天覆地的变化。 (Since the reform and opening up, China has undergone earth-shaking changes.)
  • 2 这座小城在十年间经历了翻天覆地的变化，从渔村变成了现代化都市。 (This small town has undergone earth-shaking changes in ten years, from a fishing village to a modern city.)
  • 3 科技的发展给我们的生活带来了翻天覆地的变化。 (The development of technology has brought earth-shaking changes to our lives.)
  • 4 他的思想观念在经历了那次事件后发生了翻天覆地的变化。 (His thoughts and concepts underwent earth-shaking changes after that incident.)
  • 5 这个地区经过治理，环境面貌有了翻天覆地的改善。 (After governance, the environment of this region has improved earth-shakingly.)

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