开天辟地 (kāi tiān pì dì): (lit.) to split heaven and earth apart (refers to the Pangu 盤古|盘古[Pan2 gu3] creation myth) (idiom); (fig.) unprecedented; first of its kind

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HSK 7

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Pinyin
Meaning: (lit.) to split heaven and earth apart (refers to the Pangu 盤古|盘古[Pan2 gu3] creation myth) (idiom); (fig.) unprecedented; first of its kind
Characters: 4
HSK level: HSK 7

(lit.) to split heaven and earth apart (refers to the Pangu 盤古|盘古[Pan2 gu3] creation myth) (idiom)
(fig.) unprecedented
first of its kind

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HSK 3

-ly

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