家乡发生了翻天覆地的变化。
Great changes have taken place in my hometown.
翻天覆地
sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion; everything turned on its head
Watch it being written
Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.
翻
天
覆
地
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Build with these blocks
Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.
翻
- 翻译fānyìto translateB4
- 翻fānto turn overB5
- 翻番fānfānto doubleB7
- 翻来覆去fānlái-fùqùto toss and turn (sleeplessly)B7
- 翻身fānshēnto turn over (when lying)B7
- 翻新fānxīnto revampB7
- 推翻tuīfānto overthrowB7
天
覆
- 覆盖fùgàito coverB6
- 颠覆diānfùto topple (i.e. knock over)B7
- 翻来覆去fānlái-fùqùto toss and turn (sleeplessly)B7
See it in sentences
这几年真是翻天覆地。
These years have really turned everything upside down.