HSK 7-9

开天辟地

kāitiān-pìdì

Meaning

(lit.) to split heaven and earth apart (refers to the Pangu 盤古|盘古[Pan2 gu3] creation myth) (idiom); (fig.) unprecedented; first of its kind

Stroke order

Appears across levels (7-9) in the HSK 3.0 word list.