旋乾转坤
xuán qián zhuǎn kūn
Pinyin

Definition

旋乾转坤
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xuán qián zhuǎn kūn
  1. lit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom); earth-shattering
  2. a radical change

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

凯旋
kǎi xuán
  1. 1 to return in triumph
  2. 2 to return victorious
旋律
xuán lu:4
  1. 1 melody
  2. 2 rhythm
旋转
xuán zhuǎn
  1. 1 to rotate
  2. 2 to revolve
  3. 3 to spin
  4. 4 to whirl
乾坤
qián kūn
  1. 1 yin and yang
  2. 2 heaven and earth
  3. 3 the universe
乾陵
Qián líng
  1. 1 Qianling at Xianyang 咸陽市|咸阳市 in Shaanxi, burial site of third Tang emperor 高宗 and empress Wuzetian 武則天|武则天
乾隆
Qián lóng
  1. 1 Qianlong Emperor (1711-1799), sixth Qing emperor, princely title 寶親王|宝亲王[Bǎo Qīn wáng], personal name 弘曆|弘历[Hóng lì], reigned 1735-1799
凯旋门
kǎi xuán mén
  1. 1 triumphal arch
周旋
zhōu xuán
  1. 1 to mix with others
  2. 2 to socialize
  3. 3 to deal with
  4. 4 to contend
回旋
huí xuán
  1. 1 to cycle around
  2. 2 cyclotron
  3. 3 slalom
天旋地转
tiān xuán dì zhuàn
  1. 1 the sky spins, the earth goes round (idiom); giddy with one's head spinning
  2. 2 fig. huge changes in the world
旋涡
xuán wō
  1. 1 spiral
  2. 2 whirlpool
  3. 3 eddy
  4. 4 vortex
旋风
xuàn fēng
  1. 1 whirlwind
  2. 2 tornado
盘旋
pán xuán
  1. 1 to spiral
  2. 2 to circle
  3. 3 to go around
  4. 4 to hover
  5. 5 to orbit
螺旋
luó xuán
  1. 1 spiral
  2. 2 helix
  3. 3 screw
螺旋藻
luó xuán zǎo
  1. 1 spiral algae
  2. 2 spirulina (dietary supplement)
乾
qián
  1. 1 old variant of 乾[qián]
乾安
Qián ān
  1. 1 Qian'an county in Songyuan 松原, Jilin
乾县
Qián Xiàn
  1. 1 Qian County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xián yáng], Shaanxi
坤
kūn
  1. 1 one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[bā guà], symbolizing earth
  2. 2 female principle
  3. 3 ☷
  4. 4 ancient Chinese compass point: 225° (southwest)
巴里坤
Bā lǐ kūn
  1. 1 Barkol Kazakh autonomous county or Barköl Qazaq aptonom nahiyisi in Kumul prefecture 哈密地區|哈密地区[Hā mì dì qū], Xinjiang

Idioms (6)

天旋地转
tiān xuán dì zhuàn
  1. 1 the sky spins, the earth goes round (idiom); giddy with one's head spinning
  2. 2 fig. huge changes in the world
扭转乾坤
niǔ zhuǎn qián kūn
  1. 1 lit. to upend heaven and earth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to change the course of events
  3. 3 to turn things around
旋乾转坤
xuán qián zhuǎn kūn
  1. 1 lit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom); earth-shattering
  2. 2 a radical change
朝乾夕惕
zhāo qián xī tì
  1. 1 cautious and diligent all day long (idiom)
盘旋曲折
pán xuán qū zhé
  1. 1 lit. windy and circuitous
  2. 2 difficult (idiom)
祸不旋踵
huò bù xuán zhǒng
  1. 1 trouble is never far away (idiom)

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