Word information
Simplified开天辟地
Traditional開天闢地
Pinyinkāitiān-pìdì
Part of speechGeneral
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.0Not listed
Chinese word dictionary
开天辟地
kāitiān-pìdì · to split heaven and earth apart (idiom); refers to the Pangu 盤古|盘古[Pan2 gu3] creation myth
Character breakdown
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