乾坤 (qián kūn) — heaven and earth; the universe; the cosmos; the state of affairs; the general situation (often in set phrases)
Definition
Literary word for 'heaven and earth' or 'the cosmos', from the I Ching trigrams. In set phrases like 扭转乾坤 it means 'the state of affairs / the situation'.
noun
heaven and earththe universethe cosmosthe state of affairsthe general situation (often in set phrases)
Examples
- ，。Zhè ge jì huà ruò néng chéng gōng, jiāng chè dǐ niǔ zhuǎn qián kūn.If this plan succeeds, it will completely turn the situation around.
- ，乾坤？Jiāng hú zhī zhōng, shuí néng dìng qián kūn?In the world of martial arts, who can decide the fate of the world?
- 乾坤，？Lǎng lǎng qián kūn, qǐ róng xié è héng xíng?In this bright and clear world, how can evil run rampant?
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