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谢天谢地

xiè tiān xiè dì · xie tian xie di

Traditional 謝天謝地

Meaning

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  1. Thank heavens!
  2. Thank goodness that's worked out so well!
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Found them, thank goodness

  1. Dengdeng

    糟了(zāole)，我的(wǒde)眼镜(yǎnjìng)不见(bùjiàn)了(le)！

    Oh no, my glasses are missing!

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)再(zài)找找(zhǎozhǎo)，包(bāo)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)吗(ma)？

    Look again. Are they in your bag?

  3. Dengdeng

    找到(zhǎodào)了(le)！谢天谢地(xiètiānxièdì)！

    Found them! Thank goodness!

  4. Liangliang

    在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)找到(zhǎodào)的(de)？

    Where did you find them?

  5. Dengdeng

    在(zài)我的(wǒde)头(tóu)上(shàng)。

    On my head.

  6. Liangliang

    谢天谢地(xiètiānxièdì)，你的(nǐde)头(tóu)还在(háizài)！

    Thank goodness your head is still there!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

谢(xiè)天(tiān)谢(xiè)地(dì)，你(nǐ)终(zhōng)于(yú)平(píng)安(ān)到(dào)家(jiā)了(le)。

Thank heavens, you finally got home safely.

02

谢(xiè)天(tiān)谢(xiè)地(dì)，这(zhè)场(chǎng)大(dà)雨(yǔ)没(méi)有(yǒu)造(zào)成(chéng)损(sǔn)失(shī)。

Thank goodness, this heavy rain didn't cause any damage.

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