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拔地倚天 — “Towering to the sky”

拔地倚天 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Towering to the sky”. Standing tall and magnificent, with an imposing and grand presence. Literally, “Rising from the ground, leaning against the sky”.

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拔地倚天 Pronunciation and Pinyin

拔地倚天 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
拔
bá8pull out or uproot
地
dì6earth, ground, land, place
倚
yǐ10lean against or rely on
天
tiān4sky, heaven, day, nature

Example Sentence with 拔地倚天

这座新建的摩天大楼拔地倚天,成为了城市的新地标。
This newly built skyscraper towers to the sky, becoming a new landmark of the city.

Idioms Related to 拔地倚天

Synonyms of 拔地倚天

  • bá拔dì地cān参tiān天towering and magnificent

More idioms starting with 拔

  • bá拔dīng丁chōu抽xiē楔resolve difficulties or remove obstacles
  • bá拔bù不chū出jiǎo脚bogged down, unable to free oneself
  • bá拔bù不chū出tuǐ腿unable to extricate oneself
  • bá拔cóng丛chū出lèi类to stand out from the crowd
  • bá拔le了luó萝bo卜dì地pí皮kuān宽remove obstacles to expand influence
  • bá拔dāo刀xiāng相zhù助draw sword and help someone in trouble
  • bá拔dāo刀xiāng相xiàng向turn hostile and resort to violence
  • bá拔dāo刀xiāng相jì济draw sword to help someone in distress
  • bá拔rèn刃zhāng张nǔ弩Tense and poised for conflict
  • bá拔jiàn剑lùn论gōng功fiercely argue over one's achievements
  • bá拔shí十shī失wǔ五select ten, lose five
  • bá拔shí十dé得wǔ五difficult to select suitable talent

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Questions about 拔地倚天

What does 拔地倚天 mean?

拔地倚天 (bá dì yǐ tiān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Towering to the sky”.

How do you pronounce 拔地倚天?

拔地倚天 is pronounced bá dì yǐ tiān in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 拔地倚天 literally mean?

Literally, 拔地倚天 means “Rising from the ground, leaning against the sky”. It is used to mean “Towering to the sky”.

What is the Chinese definition of 拔地倚天?

拔:突出,耸出。倚:倚傍,贴近。从地面突兀而起,贴近天际。比喻高大突出,气势雄伟。

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