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谢天谢地

xiè tiān xiè dì

4-character word Traditional 謝天謝地

What 谢天谢地 means

1. idiomthank goodness

The characters in 谢天谢地

• 谢xièto thank; (bound form) to apologize; (bound form) to decline; to refuse
• 天tiānday; sky; heaven
• 谢xièto thank; (bound form) to apologize; (bound form) to decline; to refuse
• 地dìearth; ground; field

Example sentences

• 谢天谢地。
  Thank God.
• 谢天谢地，苹果抛弃了 Flash 这个垃圾！
  Thanks God, Apple is dumping that Flash crap!

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