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开天辟地

kāitiān-pìdì

Traditional: 開天闢地

(lit.) to split heaven and earth apart (refers to the Pangu 盤古|盘古[Pan2 gu3] creation myth) (idiom)

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Meaning of 开天辟地 in English

kāitiān-pìdìHSK 7–9Syllabus #7710
  1. (lit.) to split heaven and earth apart (refers to the Pangu 盤古|盘古[Pan2 gu3] creation myth) (idiom)
  2. (fig.) unprecedented; first of its kind

Characters

开 on its own →
kāi · to open (transitive or intransitive)

HSK words with 开

开HSK 1开车HSK 1打开HSK 2开始HSK 2开学HSK 2分开HSK 3开花HSK 3开会HSK 3开机HSK 3开心HSK 3
天 on its own →
tiān · day

HSK words with 天

天HSK 1白天HSK 1今天HSK 1明天HSK 1天气HSK 1昨天HSK 1星期天HSK 1半天HSK 3春天HSK 3冬天HSK 3
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HSK words with 辟

开辟HSK 7–9

HSK words with 地

地HSK 2地铁HSK 2草地HSK 3地点HSK 3地方HSK 3地图HSK 3外地HSK 3地球HSK 4地址HSK 4各地HSK 4

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences