上天入地

shàngtiānrùdì

idiom

Meanings

1 to go up to heaven and down to the underworld
2 to search high and low
3 to go to any lengths

Characters

Examples

就算上天入地，我也要找到他。

Jiùsuàn shàngtiānrùdì, wǒ yě yào zhǎodào tā.

Even if I have to search heaven and earth, I'll find him.

这个问题就像跟他上天入地地辩论。

Zhège wèntí jiù xiàng gēn tā shàngtiānrùdì de biànlùn.

Debating this issue with him feels like a fight that ranges from heaven to hell.

Tips

history

Traces to 唐·李复言《续玄怪录》, where a Daoist's power of 炼形 lets him travel freely between heaven and earth.

Stroke Order

上 shàng

天 tiān

入 rù

地 dì