上天入地 — “To move heaven and earth”
上天入地 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to move heaven and earth”. To go to great lengths to find or achieve something; to possess extraordinary powers or abilities. Literally, “ascend to heaven and descend to earth”.
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上天入地 Pronunciation and Pinyin
上天入地 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 上天入地
为了寻找失散多年的家人，他几乎上天入地，跑遍了半个世界。
To find his long-lost family, he virtually moved heaven and earth, traveling across half the globe.
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Synonyms of 上天入地
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- shàng上shàng上xià下xià下throughout an organization or a place
- shàng上xià下yī一xīn心united from top to bottom
- shàng上xià下wéi为nán难difficult from both sides
- shàng上xià下jiāo交kùn困struggling from top to bottom
- shàng上xià下qí其shǒu手collude to manipulate unfairly
- shàng上xià下tóng同xīn心All levels united in spirit
- shàng上xià下tóng同yù欲all levels united in purpose
- shàng上xià下tóng同mén门paternal aunt's husband and niece's husband
- shàng上xià下tiān天guāng光sky and water merge in light
- shàng上xià下dǎ打liang量look someone over carefully
- shàng上xià下fú浮dòng动fluctuate up and down
- shàng上xià下xiāng相ān安superiors and subordinates coexist peacefully
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Open the tool →Questions about 上天入地
What does 上天入地 mean?
上天入地 (shàng tiān rù dì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to move heaven and earth”.
How do you pronounce 上天入地?
上天入地 is pronounced shàng tiān rù dì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 上天入地 literally mean?
Literally, 上天入地 means “ascend to heaven and descend to earth”. It is used to mean “to move heaven and earth”.
What is the Chinese definition of 上天入地?
升上天空，钻入地下。形容神通广大。也比喻为实现某种目的而四处奔走。