翻天覆地

fāntiān-fùdì

earth-shaking; everything turned upside down

HSK 3.0 word list · Band 7
Dictionary entry

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

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翻
天
覆
地

See it in sentences

家乡发生了翻天覆地的变化。

Jiāxiāng fāshēng le fāntiān-fùdì de biànhuà.

English

Great changes have taken place in my hometown.

这几年真是翻天覆地。

Zhè jǐ nián zhēnshi fāntiān-fùdì.

English

These years have brought earth-shaking changes.

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翻
天
覆
地

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