拔地而起

bá dì ér qǐ

Dictionary entry

(idiom) (of a building etc) to rise out of the ground

What does 拔地而起 mean?

拔地而起 (bá dì ér qǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) (of a building etc) to rise out of the ground

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拔báto pull up · to pull out 地de-ly · structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct 而érand · as well as 起qǐto rise · to raise

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拔地而起

bá dì ér qǐ

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