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天不转地转
天不转地转
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天不转地转

天不转地转 — “The world keeps turning, and we will meet again someday”

天不转地转 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the world keeps turning, and we will meet again someday”. Things change and circumstances evolve.

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天不转地转 Pronunciation and Pinyin

天不转地转 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
天
tiān4sky, heaven, day, nature
不
bù4not
转
zhuǎn8turn, rotate, change, transfer
地
dì6earth, ground, land, place
转
zhuǎn8turn, rotate, change, transfer

Example Sentence with 天不转地转

虽然我们这次分别了,但天不转地转,以后总会有再见面的机会的。
Although we are parting ways this time, the world keeps turning, and there will always be a chance for us to meet again in the future.

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Synonyms of 天不转地转

  • shān山bù不zhuàn转shuǐ水zhuàn转circumstances change, we'll meet again

More idioms starting with 天

  • tiān天shàng上rén人jiān间worlds apart
  • tiān天shàng上dì地xià下,,wéi惟wǒ我dú独zūn尊supremely arrogant and self-important
  • tiān天shàng上tiān天xià下,,wéi惟wǒ我dú独zūn尊Arrogant and self-important
  • tiān天shàng上shǎo少yǒu有,,dì地xià下nán难xún寻extremely rare, unique
  • tiān天shàng上shí石lín麟a brilliant and talented son
  • tiān天shàng上qí麒lín麟praise a son's exceptional talent
  • tiān天xià下yī一jiā家universal brotherhood and harmony
  • tiān天xià下wèi为yī一The world united
  • tiān天xià下wéi为gōng公The world belongs to everyone
  • tiān天xià下wéi为jiā家To make the world one's home
  • tiān天xià下wéi为lóng笼the world is a confining cage
  • tiān天xià下wū乌yā鸦yī一bān般hēi黑all evil is the same everywhere

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What does 天不转地转 mean?

天不转地转 (tiān bù zhuǎn dì zhuǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the world keeps turning, and we will meet again someday”.

How do you pronounce 天不转地转?

天不转地转 is pronounced tiān bù zhuǎn dì zhuǎn in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 天不转地转?

指以后总有见面的机会

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