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从天而降

cóng tiān ér jiàng

4-character word Traditional 從天而降

What 从天而降 means

1. idiomto fall from the sky
2. idiom(fig.) to appear unexpectedly; to drop into one's lap

The characters in 从天而降

• 从cóngfrom; through; via; (bound form) to follow; (bound form) to obey
• 天tiānday; sky; heaven
• 而érand; as well as; and so
• 降jiàngto drop; to fall; to come down

Example sentences

• 大炸弹从天而降，夺走了许多人的生命。
  Dà zhàdàn cóngtiān'érjiàng, duózǒu le xǔduō rén de shēngmìng.
  A big bomb fell, and a great many people lost their lives.