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惊天动地

jīng tiān dòng dì

4-character word Traditional 驚天動地

What 惊天动地 means

1. idiomworld-shaking

The characters in 惊天动地

• 惊jīngto startle; to be frightened; to be scared
• 天tiānday; sky; heaven
• 动dòng(of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace
• 地dìearth; ground; field

Example sentences

• 不要觉得真诚的爱必需惊天动地。我们需要的，是不会倦怠的爱。
  Bù yào juéde zhēnchéng de ài bìxū jīngtiāndòngdì. wǒmen xūyào de, shì bù huì juàndài de ài.
  Do not think that love, in order to be genuine, has to be extraordinary. What we need is to love without getting tired.