翻天

fāntiān

verb #17,664

Meanings

1 to turn everything upside down
2 to cause havoc

Characters

to flip; to turn over

Examples

HSK 5

孩子们把家里闹翻天了。

Háizi men bǎ jiālǐ nào fāntiān le.

The kids turned the house upside down.

HSK 5

这件事在网上闹翻天了。

Zhè jiàn shì zài wǎngshàng nào fāntiān le.

This matter blew up all over the internet.

Tips

usage

Most commonly paired with 闹 as 闹翻天 meaning 'to raise a huge ruckus.' Also appears in the idiom 翻天覆地 (earth-shattering).

Stroke Order

翻 fān

天 tiān