# 惊天动地 (jīngtiāndòngdì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 惊天动地 (jīngtiāndòngdì) means “earth-shattering; world-shaking”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: earth-shattering; world-shaking
- Pinyin: jīngtiāndòngdì (jing1 tian1 dong4 di4)
- Traditional: 驚天動地
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 这里发生了惊天动地的变化。
  Zhèlǐ fāshēngle jīngtiāndòngdì de biànhuà.
  Great changes have taken place here.

## Characters

- [惊](https://hanziro.com/word/jing-startle/) (jīng): to startle; to be scared
- [天](https://hanziro.com/word/tian-day/) (tiān): day; sky
- [动](https://hanziro.com/word/dong-move/) (dòng): to move; to touch
- [地](https://hanziro.com/word/de-adverbial-marker/) (de): (particle) adverbial marker

https://hanziro.com/word/jing-tian-dong-di-earth-shattering/

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